Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – Pressure relief means
Patent
1989-03-24
1989-10-31
Hart, Charles
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
Pressure relief means
55 88, 55182, 141286, 141 44, 220 86R, B65D 612
Patent
active
048771465
ABSTRACT:
A recovery system is provided for recovering fuel vapor normally discharged from a fuel system during refueling. The recovery system includes a fuel tank filler neck, a vent system coupled to the filler neck, and a double-sealed cap for actuating the vent system as it is removed from the neck. The neck has a mouth and axially spaced-apart upper and lower side outlets. The double-sealed cap includes a closure rotatably engaging the neck, a first seal for establishing a movable primary seal between the closure and axially outer side wall of the neck and a second seal for establishing a movable secondary seal between the closure and at least an axially inner side wall of the neck. The primary and secondary seals move in an axially outward direction relative to the neck in response to removal of the cap, causing the primary and secondary seals to be broken in sequence as the cap is rotated. The vent system vents pressurized fuel vapor from the neck through the lower side outlet in response to rotation of the cap in its cap-removal direction to a position wherein only the primary seal is broken. Thus, pressurized fuel vapor is discharged to a canister through the lower side outlet of the neck without being exhausted to the atmosphere through the filler neck mouth.
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Hart Charles
Stant Inc.
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