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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:
Apr. 17, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald J Gokee, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Assignee:
Babcock Industries Inc., Fairfield, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292125 ; 292171 ; 292D / ; 296 9722 ; 745016 ; 745076 ; 7447 / ;
Abstract
A fuel filler door release system comprising a spring loaded fuel filler door, a latch normally holding the door closed, and a fuel filler door release device including a first strand connected at one end to a remote manually operated lever and releasably connected at the other end to a spring loaded plunger of the release device. A second strand is releasably connected to the plunger and extends to the latch of the fuel filler door. A third strand is connected to the plunger and extends to a pull tab within the vehicle for providing auxiliary release for the fuel filler door.