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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew W. Jaeger, Stillwater, OK (US);
Gregory B. Deavers, Stillwater, OK (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/502 ; F16L 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/502 ; F16L 1/100 ;
Abstract
A fuel line for an internal combustion engine is provided by forming a metallic tube into regions with folds and other regions without folds. As a result, a flexible metallic conduit is formed which can be easily bent during assembly to an internal combustion engine. The fuel line does not require elastomeric seals or other non-metallic elements. As a result, the fuel line is highly flame resistant and abrasion resistant and can be manufactured less expensively than more complicated composite fuel lines known to those skilled in the art.