Fuel additive bottle for use with capless fuel system
US9889961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D3/0051
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel additive bottle has a neck and thread pattern that allows insertion into a capless fuel system so the bottle's contents can be poured by gravity into a fuel tank. The neck of the bottle is elongated and has a diameter of approximately 0.854″, and the novel thread pattern includes thread interruptions that form at least one threadless path. In use, the spring loaded tabs of a capless fuel system are depressed by the threadless path portion of bottle, thereby triggering the self-sealing mechanism to open, so the fluid receiving aperture is exposed. The use of the threadless paths facilitates the safe and easy entry and removal of the bottle from the capless fuel system.
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