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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Fuel Automation Station, Llc, Birmingham, MI (US);
Inventor:
Ricky Dean Shock, Victoria, TX (US);
Assignee:
FUEL AUTOMATION STATION, LLC, Birmingham, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/08 (2010.01); B67D 7/56 (2010.01); B67D 7/84 (2010.01); B67D 7/36 (2010.01); B67D 7/78 (2010.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/08 (2013.01); B67D 7/048 (2013.01); B67D 7/36 (2013.01); B67D 7/565 (2013.01); B67D 7/78 (2013.01); B67D 7/845 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example fuel cap assembly includes a fuel cap, a sensor element extending from the fuel cap, and a fuel tube extending from the fuel cap next to the sensor element. The fuel tube includes an outlet end having at least one side-diverting fuel outlet that extends through a sidewall of the fuel tube. A fuel cap assembly kit and method of filling a fuel tank are also disclosed.