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Easy opening fuel dispensing nozzle

  • US 6,585,014 B1
  • Filed: 08/19/2002
  • Issued: 07/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automatic fuel dispensing nozzle comprising a body, a fuel flow path within the body, an inlet at a first end of the fuel flow path, an outlet at a second end of the fuel flow path, a valve assembly positioned along the fuel flow path and being movable between a closed position in which fuel flow through the nozzle is prevented and an opened position in which fuel flows through the nozzle, an axially movable valve stem that engages said valve to move the valve between its opened and closed positions, an automatic fuel flow shutoff mechanism, and a lever assembly engaged with the valve stem, the lever assembly comprising:

  • a. a latch plate having a first end and a second end, said first end being pivotally connected to the shutoff mechanism; and

    b. a handle having a first end and a second end, the first end being pivotally connected to the latch plate between the first and second ends of said latch plate, the handle engaging the valve stem between the first and second ends of said handle.

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