Volatile liquids refueling apparatus

• US 10,259,700 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2017
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motion Pro, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motion Pro, Inc.
• Inventors: Scott, Steven Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Arnett, Nicolas A
• Application Number:
  US15/449,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20180251364A1
• Time in Patent Office: 772 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/005 Spouts
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/0478 constructional features or components vapour recovery nozzles B67D7/54
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/54 with means for preventing escape of liquid or vapour or for recovering escaped liquid or vapour B67D7/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/026 the valve member being a movable body around which the medium flows when the valve is open
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 17/00 Safety valves; Equalising valves, e.g. pressure relief valves
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 17/042 with locking or disconnecting arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 27/0209 Check valves or pivoted valves
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 31/528 with pin and slot

Abstract

A volatile liquid refueling apparatus, which includes a probe including an outer collar, and a receiver including a receiving collar, where the outer collar of the probe and the receiving collar of the receiver are configured to join to create a vapor-tight enclosure, and where the receiver further includes a locking mechanism whereby the apparatus can be locked in an open position.

Claims

1. A volatile liquid refueling apparatus, comprising:

a probe including an outer collar; and

a receiver including a receiving collar, where said outer collar of said probe and said receiving collar of said receiver are configured to join to create a vapor-tight enclosure, and where said receiver further comprises a locking mechanism whereby said receiver can be locked in an open position when said probe is disengaged from said receiver.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said receiver includes a receiver housing which is configured with a lock-down channel, and said receiver further includes a lock-down nut.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said locking mechanism comprises a lock-down nut and lock-down channel including a side passage.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said probe includes a vent tube.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said probe includes a slip ring and said outer collar includes a detent into which said slip ring may be detained.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said probe includes a fuel bottle adaptor.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said receiver includes a lower adaptor.

8. A vapor-tight compound enclosure, comprising:

a probe including an outer collar; and

a receiver including a receiving collar, where said outer collar of said probe and said receiving collar of said receiver are configured to join to create a vapor-tight enclosure, and where said receiver further comprises a locking mechanism whereby said receiver can be locked in an open position when said probe is disengaged from said receiver.

9. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein:

said receiver includes a receiver housing which is configured with a lock-down channel, and said receiver further includes a lock-down nut.

10. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein:

said locking mechanism comprises a lock-down nut and lock-down channel including a side passage.

11. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein:

said probe includes a vent tube.

12. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein:

said probe includes a slip ring and said outer collar includes a detent into which said slip ring may be detained.

13. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein:

said probe includes a fuel bottle adaptor.

14. The enclosure of claim 8 wherein:

said receiver includes a lower adaptor.