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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Veeder-root Company, Simsbury, CT (US);
Kyle Stephen Gibson, Westfield, MA (US);
James T. Bevins, South Windsor, CT (US);
Thomas Scott Menke, Seattle, WA (US);
Diane Marie Sinosky, Enfield, CT (US);
Kent Deloy Reid, Canton, CT (US);
Veeder-Root Company, Simsbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A fuel storage and supply arrangement serving as a source of fuel to be dispensed via at least one fuel dispenser in a fuel dispensing environment. The arrangement comprises a storage tank for containing a quantity of the fuel and a pump assembly for drawing the fuel from the storage tank providing the fuel under pressure. A fuel supply line is configured to convey the fuel under pressure from the pump assembly to the at least one fuel dispenser in a dispenser flow path. A fuel conditioning and filtration assembly comprise a housing having a housing inlet receiving the fuel under pressure created by the pump and a housing outlet whereby the fuel entering the housing inlet exits the housing through the housing outlet. A filter element is within the housing and interposed in the flow path between the housing inlet and the housing outlet. A return tube receiving fuel from the outlet of the housing is also provided. An agitator manifold receiving the fuel from the return tube and having an agitator tube defining a plurality of agitation holes, the agitator tube being positioned proximate to the bottom of the fuel storage tank. In addition, the agitator manifold is movable between an insertion orientation and a deployed orientation. A flow control valve is provided for controlling the flow of the fuel along the fuel conditioning and filtration flow path.