Dispensing nozzle having a fuel flow indicator
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1. A fuel dispensing nozzle comprisinga release valve;
- a main fuel flow channel;
a chamber adjacent to said main fuel flow channel and having a window therein;
an elongated rotatable member mounted transversely within said chamber, said rotatable member being entirely visible through said window; and
means for diverting fuel flow from said main fuel flow channel to the chamber and for causing said diverted fuel flow to move said rotatable member, said means for diverting being installed to divert fuel after said fuel has passed said relapse valve.
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Abstract
A fuel flow indicator for use in a nozzle of a fuel dispensing system. A small percentage of the fuel flowing through the nozzle is diverted to a chamber and used to power rotation of a light deflecting member which is viewable to the user through a glass plate installed on the fuel dispensing nozzle.
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1. A fuel dispensing nozzle comprising
a release valve; -
a main fuel flow channel; a chamber adjacent to said main fuel flow channel and having a window therein; an elongated rotatable member mounted transversely within said chamber, said rotatable member being entirely visible through said window; and means for diverting fuel flow from said main fuel flow channel to the chamber and for causing said diverted fuel flow to move said rotatable member, said means for diverting being installed to divert fuel after said fuel has passed said relapse valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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