Spud assembly for a fuel tank
US6698799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/03453
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spud assembly for use with a fuel tank having a body defining an interior chamber and having an outer periphery. The spud assembly includes a base attached to the outer periphery of the fuel tank and the base has a throughbore open to both the interior chamber of the tank as well as exteriorly of the tank. An elongated spud having an axial throughbore is movable relative to the base between a connected and an unconnected position. In its connected position, the spud is positioned through the base throughbore so that the spud fluidly connects the interior of the fuel tank to the spud. Additionally, when the spud is moved to its fully connected position, a locking finger on the base engages a lock abutment surface on the spud to secure the spud and base together. In an alternate embodiment, a locking ring is coaxially disposed over the spud and base when the spud is in its connected position. The locking ring is rotatable between an unlocked position in which the spud and base can be disconnected from each other, and a locked position in which the spud and base are secured together.
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