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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Pierre Lefevre, Chaumont-en-Vexin, FR;
Assignee:
Paul Journee S.A., Colombes, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220293 ; 220 862 ; 220210 ; 220297 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a cap for closing the filling pipe of a fuel tank in a motor vehicle, of the kind comprising a rotatable locking mechanism which cooperates with a complementary part formed on the end of the pipe. The cap comprises at least two stops disposed axially opposite one another between which a portion of a radial collar formed on the end of the pipe is received when the cap is in the closed position. The body of the cap further comprises two parts assembled by elastic engagement, each of which comprises one of said two axial stops.