Fuel-intake device for vehicle tank
First Claim
1. In a vehicle fuel tank of the type having a substantially flat bottom wall, an opposed top wall, and fuel intake means, the improvement in the fuel intake means comprising:
- spaced upper and lower barrier walls having edge portions joined together and to the flat bottom wall;
lower and upper openings in the lower and upper barrier walls, respectively; and
a standpipe having a proximal end beginning at and secured to the upper barrier wall about the upper opening and extending upwardly to a distal end adjacent to the top wall of the tank, the distal end having fuel outlet means therein.
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Abstract
A fuel-intake device for automatic bottom fueling. The device includes spaced inner and outer barrier walls with edge portions joined together, first and second aligned openings in the barrier walls, and a standpipe having a proximal end secured to the inner wall about the second opening and a distal end having a fuel outlet spaced from the inner wall. Two annular seals preferably allow a conical nozzle to sealingly engage both barrier walls. Other preferred embodiments relate to barrier wall, seal, and standpipe configurations, fuel and vapor pressure relief valves, entry doors and a protective cover.
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1. In a vehicle fuel tank of the type having a substantially flat bottom wall, an opposed top wall, and fuel intake means, the improvement in the fuel intake means comprising:
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spaced upper and lower barrier walls having edge portions joined together and to the flat bottom wall; lower and upper openings in the lower and upper barrier walls, respectively; and a standpipe having a proximal end beginning at and secured to the upper barrier wall about the upper opening and extending upwardly to a distal end adjacent to the top wall of the tank, the distal end having fuel outlet means therein. - 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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