Fuel filler cap for a model vehicle
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1. A model vehicle fuel filler system, comprising:
- a fuel tank secured to a model vehicle chassis, the model vehicle chassis being adapted for receiving a removable model vehicle body having a hole;
a fuel tank opening extending from the fuel tank and aligned with a position of the hole in the vehicle body when the model vehicle body is received onto the model vehicle chassis,the opening having a rim tipped toward a lateral side of the model vehicle chassis such that the rim is at an angle to the horizontal when the model vehicle chassis is in a normal upright position, whereby a neck of a fuel filler bottle can be inserted from a lateral side of the model vehicle; and
a pressurization tube establishing a communication pathway between an interior of the fuel tank and an interior portion of a muffler configured to be pressurized by a running engine.
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Abstract
A model vehicle fuel filler system is provided, comprising a fuel tank secured to a vehicle chassis, a fuel tank opening extending from the fuel tank, the opening having a rim tipped toward a lateral side of the vehicle chassis, thereby allowing a fuel filler bottle opening to be withdrawn away from the tank opening with less spillage.
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1. A model vehicle fuel filler system, comprising:
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a fuel tank secured to a model vehicle chassis, the model vehicle chassis being adapted for receiving a removable model vehicle body having a hole; a fuel tank opening extending from the fuel tank and aligned with a position of the hole in the vehicle body when the model vehicle body is received onto the model vehicle chassis, the opening having a rim tipped toward a lateral side of the model vehicle chassis such that the rim is at an angle to the horizontal when the model vehicle chassis is in a normal upright position, whereby a neck of a fuel filler bottle can be inserted from a lateral side of the model vehicle; and a pressurization tube establishing a communication pathway between an interior of the fuel tank and an interior portion of a muffler configured to be pressurized by a running engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A model vehicle fuel filler system, comprising:
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a fuel tank secured to a model vehicle chassis, the model vehicle chassis being adapted for receiving a removable model vehicle body having a hole; a fuel tank opening extending from the fuel tank and aligned with a position of the hole in the vehicle body when the model vehicle body is received onto the model vehicle chassis, the opening having a rim tipped toward a lateral side of the model vehicle chassis such that the rim is at an angle to the horizontal when the model vehicle chassis is in a normal upright position, whereby at least a portion of a neck of a fuel filler bottle can be inserted into the fuel tank opening; and a pressurization tube establishing a communication pathway between an interior of the fuel tank and an interior portion of a muffler configured to be pressurized by a running engine. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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