Motor vehicle fuel tank cap

Details Motor vehicle fuel tank cap Motor vehicle fuel tank cap

1976-10-04

1977-10-11

Price, William

Receptacles

Closures

With condition responsive vent or valve

220303, B65D 5116

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040530833

ABSTRACT:
Motor vehicle fuel tank cap of the air bleeder type which includes passages permitting external air to enter a fuel tank and so maintain air pressure in the tank at a level permitting correct feed of fuel to the motor vehicle engine and which includes an attitude-sensor valve unit which when the motor vehicle becomes inclined more than a certain amount with respect to the vertical closes the air passages, whereby leakage of fuel to the exterior of the fuel tank is prevented and risk of accident is avoided.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3757987 (1973-09-01), Marshall
patent: 3907155 (1975-09-01), Smith et al.
patent: 3970098 (1976-07-01), Boswank et al.
patent: 3985260 (1976-10-01), Evans

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