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Gasoline dispensing nozzle

  • US 4,354,536 A
  • Filed: 04/09/1980
  • Issued: 10/19/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A nozzle for dispensing gas into a vehicle gas tank having an entrance pipe provided with a radially inwardly directed cap flange, comprising an elongated tube adapted to be axially inserted within the entrance pipe of said vehicle gas tank, a pair of toggle bars pivotally mounted about a common axis within said nozzle, said nozzle having a pair of diametrically opposed slots through which said toggle bars may move, a coil spring mounted about said axis, normally biasing said toggle bars in opposition to each other, extending outwardly through the respective slots, said toggle bars being movable between a first position extending radially outwardly through said slots into position to engage beneath said cap flange, and a second position retracted radially inwardly of said nozzle free of said cap flange, and means for selectively actuating said toggle bars into said first or second position.

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