FUEL FILLER CAP FOR A MODEL VEHICLE

• US 20070144609A1
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Traxxas LP (Traxxas)
• Original Assignee: Traxxas
• Inventors: Byers, Brent, Roberts, Timothy
• Granted Patent: US 7,383,824 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 141/285
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/262 Chassis; Wheel mountings; Wheels; Axles; Suspensions; Fitting body portions to chassis
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 29/24 Details or accessories for drive mechanisms, e.g. means for winding-up or starting toy engines
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 31/00 Gearing for toys gearing in general F16H
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2200/144 with two lateral arms forming a parallelogram
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2200/422 Driving wheels or live axles
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2200/44 steerable
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/13 with the spring, i.e. coil spring, or damper horizontally mounted
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/143 on the vehicle body or chassis
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/148 on the unsprung part of the vehicle, e.g. wheel knuckle or rigid axle
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/416 Ball or spherical joints
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/421 Pivoted lever mechanisms for mounting suspension elements, e.g. Watt linkage
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2206/50 Constructional features of wheel supports or knuckles, e.g. steering knuckles, spindle attachments
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2300/20 Toys
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 7/00 Pivoted suspension arms; Accessories thereof means for maintaining substantially constant wheel camber during suspension movement B60G3/26; articulations for wheels B60G5/00; leaf spring attaching means B60G11/10, B60G11/12; trailing arm twist beam axle attaching means B60G21/052; articulations in general F16C
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 15/035 characterised by venting means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 15/04 Tank inlets B60K15/077 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 17/30 the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being steerable
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2015/0445 using hinges
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/81 Toys
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 3/06 specially adapted to allow axial displacement

Abstract

A model vehicle fuel filler system is provided, comprising a fuel tank secured to a vehicle chassis, a fuel tank opening extending from the fuel tank, the opening having a rim tipped toward a lateral side of the vehicle chassis, thereby allowing a fuel filler bottle opening to be withdrawn away from the tank opening with less spillage.

Claims

1. A model vehicle fuel filling system, comprising:

a fuel tank having an opening for adding fuel to the tank; and

one or more channels in the interior, upper surface of the fuel tank and extending to the fuel tank opening, for directing air or vapor above fuel within the tank to the opening.

2. The model vehicle fuel filling system of claim 1, wherein the one or more channels extend upwardly from the interior, upper surface of the fuel tank.

3. The model vehicle fuel filling system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the at least one or more channels slopes upwardly toward the fuel tank opening, to direct otherwise trapped air or vapor to the opening.