Receptacles – Closures – Removable closure guided in rotary movement
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-12
2009-06-09
Hylton, Robin (Department: 3781)
Receptacles
Closures
Removable closure guided in rotary movement
C220S304000, C220S086200, C220SDIG033, C220S203240, C220S203280, C361S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07543715
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle fuel cap comprises a casing body for opening/closing a filler opening of a filler neck communicating with a fuel tank; and a lid that is equipped at an upper portion of the casing body and is formed of a conductive material, and the vehicle fuel cap forms a discharge portion in the lid for discharging static charge in the lid to the filler neck, wherein the discharge portion comprises a projection form provided on an inner peripheral face of the lid opposite to an outer peripheral edge of the filler opening, and on the inner peripheral face a longitudinal groove is formed at both sides of the discharge portion and along an axial direction of the casing body.
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Hokazono Shoichi
Ishida Kazuhisa
Terada Yoshinobu
Hamre Schumann Mueller & Larson P.C.
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Hylton Robin
Toyoda Gosei Co,., Ltd.
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