Push-on fuel cap

USRE36927E · kind E · reissue

Assignee

• Stant Manufacturing Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffery Griffin · Connersville, US
• Robert S. Harris · Connersville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 17, 1997
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2000
• Expiry date: Jan 17, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

According to the present invention, a push-on cap is provided for engaging a filler neck. The cap includes .[.means.]. .Iadd.member .Iaddend.for closing the mouth of the filler neck. This closing .[.means.]. .Iadd.member .Iaddend.includes a housing and an end member which is coupled to the housing while being axially movable relative to the housing. The cap further includes .[.means.]. .Iadd.a mechanism .Iaddend.for gripping the filler neck in response to the sliding axially inward movement between a filler neck-engaging position and a filler neck-disengaging position.