Motor vehicles – Power – With fuel supply for internal combustion engine
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-20
2009-12-01
Morano, S. Joseph (Department: 3618)
Motor vehicles
Power
With fuel supply for internal combustion engine
C280S833000, C280S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07624829
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle includes a fuel tank arranged underneath a seat, a fuel pump housed inside the fuel tank and including an attachment portion arranged to attach the fuel pump to an upper wall of the fuel tank, the fuel pump including at least one connector projecting upwards from the attachment portion, and a vehicle cover covering at least a portion of the vehicle. A portion of the vehicle cover extends between the upper wall of the fuel tank and the lower surface of the seat and includes an upright portion extending between an upper wall of the fuel tank and the lower surface of the seat. The vehicle protects the at least one connector of the fuel pump without causing an increase in the number of components and manufacturing steps.
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Coolman Vaughn T
Keating & Bennett LLP
Morano S. Joseph
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
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