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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
James R Shaw, Amagansett, NY (US);
Assignee:
Shaw Aero Devices, Inc., East Hampton, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220246 ; 220 / ; 220251 ; 220D / ;
Abstract
A filler cap assembly including a filler cap and an adapter member for attachment to the opening in a fuel tank. The adapter has a central opening therein for receipt of the filler cap. The inner periphery of the adapter about the central opening has a raised convex seat and the cap has a flanged outer periphery with the undersurface grooved to form a concave surface mating with the raised seat of the adapter. The cap also includes seal means along the concave surface of the flange for sealing against the seat of the adapter.