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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Timothy P. Wickman, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Robert Kleeman, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Ervin H. Voss, Jr., Princeton, WI (US);
David C. Entringer, Wautoma, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel pump is housed within the structure of a portable fuel tank. The inlet of the pump is located in the lower portion of the tank and an outlet of the pump is connectable in fluid communication with a flexible conduit. An opposite end of the flexible conduit is connectable in fluid communication with the fuel system of an outboard motor. A water sensor and a fuel level sensor can be provided in conjunction with the pump and attached to the pump in certain embodiments. A fuel pressure regulator is connected in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump and also located within the structure of the portable fuel tank.