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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:
Mar. 31, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis J Friedle, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 98 ; 141 35 ; 141301 ;
Abstract
A fuel tank cap having a fuel inlet passage therein includes an arrangement automatically closing the fuel inlet passage when the cap is removed from the tank. A valve in the fuel inlet passage is spring biased toward a closed position. A valve actuator engageable with the edge of the tank inlet serves to open the valve against the spring force when the cap is seated on the tank inlet.