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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Albert Kuehnemund, Flushing, MI (US);
Darrel B. Smith, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Gary Francis Stack, Fenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/504 ;
Abstract
A spud assembly for a fuel tank in a vehicle includes a flange tower adapted to be at least partially disposed in a fill spout of a fuel tank. The spud assembly also includes a bead flange extending from the flange tower for engagement with a tank filler neck tube to retain the tank filler neck tube thereto. The spud assembly further includes a check valve disposed within the flange tower to allow fuel to enter the fuel tank from the tank filler neck tube and prevent fuel from exiting the fuel tank to the tank filler neck tube.