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Fuel dispensing spout

  • US 5,327,945 A
  • Filed: 08/11/1993
  • Issued: 07/12/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An integrally extruded fuel dispensing spout assembly having a forward end and a rearward end comprising:

  • a longitudinally extending inner member defining a passageway for carrying fuel from said rearward end to said forward end;

    a longitudinally extending outer member disposed about said inner member and defining a space therebetween;

    a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs defining a plurality of channels in said space;

    said plurality of channels including at least one continuous longitudinal channel being used in detecting when fuel dispensation has reached a desired level, and at least a second continuous longitudinal channel being adapted for recovering fuel vapor at said forward end and carrying said recovered fuel vapor to a fuel storage compartment;

    said outer member including at least one opening formed therein proximate said forward end and in communication with said at least one channel;

    said outer member including at least a second opening formed therein proximate said forward and rearward of said at least one opening and in communication with said at least a second channel; and

    said at least a second opening not being in communication with said at least one channel and said at least one opening not being in communication with said at least a second channel.

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