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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J. Hartke, Gurnee, IL (US);
Richard P. Kolb, Prairie View, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/138 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 2/138 ;
Abstract
A fuel delivery system for a boat having an internal combustion engine is provided. The system provides a source of fuel. A fuel supply conduit is connected to the source of fuel to deliver fuel to the engine. A fuel impermeable housing has one end coupled to the source of fuel and defines a passageway that receives the fuel supply conduit interiorly of the boat. The passageway is hermetically sealed relative to the interior of the boat and provides a return path into the fuel source to any fuel that may spill in the passageway.