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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1977
Filed:
May. 10, 1976
Tsuneo Tsukisaka, Kawagoe, JA;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JA;
Abstract
Apparatus for preventing fuel from leaking on accidental turnover of a vehicle, the latter having a fuel tank, a carburetor and a passage communicating the tank with the carburetor, the apparatus comprising an ordinarily open safety valve such as a ball valve interposed in the passage, so arranged that, on the turnover of the vehicle, a pendulum-type weight detects the inclination of the vehicle, operating a cam to automatically close the safety valve. An optional fuel cock may be provided, for manual operation, interposed in the fuel passage, while the safety valve has a housing integrally formed therewith on one of its sides.
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