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Non-slip fuel tank bracket

  • US 9,909,535 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2013
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fuel-holding device comprising:

  • a cylindrical tank body;

    a circumferential bracket system having a removable U-shaped strap and an L-shaped bracket that are secured at a joint; and

    a gasket system disposed circumferentially around the tank body and between the tank body and the circumferential bracket system;

    the gasket system comprising one or more gaskets consisting essentially of one or more thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic, rubber or other elastomeric materials, each gasket comprising;

    a wedge-shaped base having a cross-section comprising a substantially flat bottom surface and a tapered top surface, with a tapered profile of the tapered top surface formed from two side portions of increased thickness disposed on either side of a central portion of decreased thickness, with the wedge-shaped base having a central channel formed along its length by the tapered top surface of the cross-section, anda slider component positioned on top of the wedge-shaped base in the central channel between the side portions of increased thickness,with the U-shaped strap secured around the slider component.

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