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Fuel dispenser pump containment apparatus

US5246044A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1992
Grant dateSep 21, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/5762
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention provides an apparatus for containing and terminating fuel leaks at a dispenser pump island. The dispenser containment system of the subject invention comprises a substantially rectangular fiberglass box-like structure, having a lower trough portion and an upper hood portion. The lower trough portion of the dispenser containment system is provided with a plurality of integral fiberglass couplings for interconnecting containment hose with the dispenser pump, an integral fiberglass conduit entry penetration for enabling conductive wires to extend through the dispenser containment system and into the fuel dispenser pump and an integral fiberglass vapor recovery port for removing stage II vapor from the dispenser pump.

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