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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Gary Stenz, Mt. Calvary, WI (US);
Mark Huibregtse, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
Brian Hartwig, New Holstein, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); F16K 15/14 (2006.01); B60K 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/147 (2013.01); B60K 15/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve member provides for the flow of vapors from a fuel tank of an internal combustion engine to escape the fuel tank. The valve member may include a valve and a boss or spacer. The valve is configured to selectively control the flow of vapor from the fuel tank. The boss or spacer is positioned in a predetermined relationship to the valve, and the boss or spacer prevents a deformation of the valve from disrupting the selectively controlled flow of vapor from the fuel tank.