FUEL FILLING SYSTEM
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a fuel tank;
a float movably supported within the fuel tank;
a sensor to sense positioning of the float; and
one or more lights which actuate between different states based upon sensed positioning of the float.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method sense a level of fuel in the fuel tank and actuate one or more lights to different states based upon the sensed level of fuel in the fuel tank.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a fuel tank; a float movably supported within the fuel tank; a sensor to sense positioning of the float; and one or more lights which actuate between different states based upon sensed positioning of the float. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a fuel tank; one or more lights; a first magnet; a float carrying the first magnet movably supported within the fuel tank; and one or more switches responsive to a magnetic field to actuate the one or more lights from a first state to a second state in response to proximity of the first magnet.
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22. A method comprising:
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sensing a level of fuel in the fuel tank; actuating one or more lights to different states based upon the sensed level of fuel in the fuel tank. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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