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Fuel vapor transfer system

US9688135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 2014
Grant dateJun 27, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Y2200/12
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel cap includes a filler-neck closure adapted to mate with a filler neck to close a mouth opening into a fuel-conducting passageway formed in the filler neck. The filler-neck closure includes a vacuum-relief valve and a handle arranged to overlie the filler-neck closure and gripped by a user during removal of the fuel cap from the filler neck.

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