Patent · US Expired

In-tank fuel filter for a lawnmower

US5520802A · kind A · utility

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18References
1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1995
Grant dateMay 28, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 8, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D29/35
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An in-tank fuel filter for a lawnmower including a tank inlet adapter having a lower gasket portion and an upper inlet portion, the gasket portion further having a generally tubular configuration with an outer surface, an inner surface, a top edge and a bottom edge interconnecting the surfaces thereof, the inlet portion further having a generally tubular configuration positioned in axial alignment with the gasket portion, an inner surface, an outer surface, a top edge and a bottom edge interconnecting the surfaces thereof and with the bottom edge further coupled to the top edge of the gasket portion; and a metal screen having a bottom wall and a tubular peripheral side wall portion extended upwards from the bottom wall to define a hollow interior, a central opening to the interior, and an upper edge bounding the central opening and with the upper edge coupled to the gasket portion to thereby create an annular holding space for receiving a nozzle of a gas tank.

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