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Patent No.:

US 10995711 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2019

Apparatus and method for modifying a fuel tank to accept an in-tank fuel pump

Applicant:

Aeromotive, Inc., Lenexa, KS (US);

Inventors:

Steven M. Matusek, Olathe, KS (US);

Shawn D. Wessol, Parkville, MO (US);

Dale A. White, Shawnee, KS (US);

Karl M. Brewer, Baldwin, KS (US);

Assignee:

Aeromotive, Inc., Lenexa, KS (US);

Attorneys:

Erickson Kernell IP, LLC

Kent R. Erickson

Primary Examiner:

John Kwon

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01); F02M 37/10 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/0076 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); F02M 37/0017 (2013.01); F02M 37/0052 (2013.01); F02M 37/10 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0344 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0348 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03217 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03243 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for modifying an existing style fuel tank to add a fuel pump and a baffle assembly in the tank comprises removing an existing fuel sending unit from a sending unit opening and cutting an access hole in the top of the tank. Fuel supply and return lines, and electrical connections for the fuel pump are routed through a replacement cap for covering the sending unit opening and not up through the hole created for insertion of the pump and baffle assembly. The baffle assembly includes a cup for holding fuel around and over the fuel pickup connected to the fuel pump. The cup may be formed from a compressible material to allow it to be compressed before insertion into the tank through the access opening or it may be assembled inside of the tank from segments inserted through the access opening.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Matusek, Steven. (2021). Apparatus and method for modifying a fuel tank to accept an in-tank fuel pump (U.S. Patent No. 10995711). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10995711

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