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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. 15, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Gohara, Hamatsu, JP;
Yoshikazu Nakayasu, Hamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123510 ; 123 / ; 123434 ; 137 39 ;
Abstract
Several embodiments of outboard motor fuel feed systems wherein a position responsive valve is interposed between a remotely positioned fuel tank and the engine charge former for precluding the inadvertant flow of fuel to the charge former when the outboard motor is tilted up. In each embodiment, the valve is a gravity responsive valve and in another embodiment a pressure responsive valve member is provided for ensuring fuel flow when the outboard motor is again tilted down to its normal running position.