Land vehicles – Tank or boiler – Saddle type; vehicle frame straddling
Patent
1995-01-11
1996-08-06
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles
Tank or boiler
Saddle type; vehicle frame straddling
280835, 220 891, 137589, 137 67, B60K 1501, B60K 1503, B65D 9032
Patent
active
055427065
ABSTRACT:
An improved fuel system for motor vehicles, such as motorcycles, including a fuel tank having a fueling port and a separate relief port, a cap which is adapted for closing and sealing the fueling port, a pressure relief valve for closing and opening the relief port, and a conduit for directing fuel from the relief port to a location which is away from a rider of the vehicle. The pressure relief valve has an inner orifice which is normally closed, but opens to allow fuel to flow from the tank through the conduit when the pressure within the tank exceeds a predetermined super-atmospheric level, for example, during a collision. The fuel system also provides for venting of air into the tank as fuel is consumed.
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Focarino Margaret A.
Safety Engineering Associates, Inc.
Zeender F.
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