Patent · US Expired

Capless closure assembly for a fuel filler pipe

US5071018A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 10, 1990
Grant dateDec 10, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K15/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention is directed to a capless closure assembly positionable within the inlet of a container for a liquid, more particularly within the filler pipe of a fuel tank. The assembly comprises a housing defining a fuel flow passage and a vapor bypass passage, a vapor pressure responsive valve means and a pivotable flap member for closing off the fuel flow passage.

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