Moeller Marine Products

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Tony Riviezzo

The present invention relates to a simple fuel vent assembly for use in inboard and outboard fuel tanks for marine vessels. The vent assembly includes upper and lower portions defining an L shaped interior passageway. The lower portion includes upper and lower valve seats positioned within this passageway. Spaced vent openings extend through the lower portion above and below the valve seat. A spherical float is positioned within the passageway between the upper and lower valve seats. As fuel is added to the tank, pressure can escape through the fuel vent. The flow valve is within the passageway as the level of liquid fuel in the tank rises during the fuel refilling process. When the tank is at its desired fill level the float engages the upper valve seat and forms a seal preventing liquid fuel from traveling past the upper seat and through the passageway into the atmosphere outside the tank. The second vent opening remained open to vent pressure from the space between the top of the tank and the fuel level.

Marine fuel tank vent valve

A sealed connector assembly ( ) includes an insert ( ) having an inner bore ( ). A rotatable fitting ( ) is supported in the inner bore ( ). The rotatable fitting ( ) has a fluid passageway ( ) extending there through. The rotatable fitting ( ) has a second passage ( ) that extends transversely to the fluid passageway ( ) to define an elbow. When the rotatable fitting ( ) is inserted into the inner bore ( ), a retaining ring ( ) on the rotatable fitting ( ) snaps into an inner locking groove ( ) in an upper threaded portion ( ) of the insert ( ) and allows the rotatable fitting ( ) to rotate in the insert ( ). The retaining ring ( ) abuts a lost motion device ( ) and is compressed radially inward when the rotatable fitting ( ) is moved axially inward. During any rotation or axial movement of the rotatable fitting ( ) relative to the insert ( ), a seal ( ) remains in sealing engagement with the inner bore ( ) of the insert ( ).

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Twinsburg, OH, United States of America

Tony Riviezzo