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Fuel tank cap for a fuel tank

US8408415B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

69References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Briggs & Stratton, LLC · US

Inventors

Jacob Schmalz · Milwaukee, US
John Gulke · Fond du Lac, US
Peter D. Shears · Wauwatosa, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2011
Grant date	Apr 2, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60Y2200/225
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel tank cap includes a housing having a side wall, a bottom wall, and a receptacle, a fuel vapor adsorption material positioned within the receptacle, an inlet at least partially defined by the bottom wall and configured to provide fluid communication with a fuel tank vapor space, an outlet at least partially defined by the bottom wall and configured to provide fluid communication with the atmosphere, an internal wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially into the receptacle, and an aperture at least partially defined by the internal wall and configured to permit fuel vapor to flow in a vapor flow path from one side of the internal wall to the other side of the internal wall.

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