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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1994
Christopher R Irgens, Elm Grove, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly including a valve housing adapted to be fixed in the bore of a member supplying fuel under pressure, the valve housing including a bore which extends along an axis, which is adapted to communicate with the bore of the member and which has an end portion defining a valve seat, a valve member moveable in the axial bore in the valve housing between a closed position in which the valve member is engaged with the valve seat and an open position in which the valve member is spaced from the valve seat, the valve member including an inner end, a retainer rigidly fixed to the inner end of the valve member, and a spring bearing against the valve housing and against the retainer so as to bias the valve member into the closed position when the fuel pressure in the valve assembly is below a predetermined pressure.