Patent · US Expired

Fuel tank venting valve

US4561559A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
3References
1Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1984
Grant dateDec 31, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 7, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7776
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel tank venting valve includes a housing defining a cylindrical chamber having a first plunger slidably mounted therein, and a spring biasing the first plunger in a closed position. The first plunger itself defining a cylindrical chamber having a second plunger slidably mounted therein, and a spring biasing the second plunger in a closed position opposite to the closed position of the first plunger.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.