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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1999
Dean C. Foltz, Shelbyville, IN (US);
Robert S. Harris, Connersville, IN (US);
William Abney, III, Richmond, IN (US);
Stant Manufacturing Inc., Connersville, IN (US);
Abstract
A filler neck closure assembly ( ) includes a housing ( ) formed to include a passage ( ), a tank pressure control assembly ( ) in passage ( ), and an outer shell ( ) coupled to housing ( ). Closure assembly ( ) includes a sleeve ( ) that reinforces housing ( ) and shields tank pressure control assembly ( ). Closure assembly ( ) also includes a sealing gasket ( ) and a foam ring ( ) between housing ( ) and a side wall ( ) of outer shell ( ) leakage of fuel vapor therebetween. Outer shell ( ) includes frangible tabs ( ) that break away from the rest of outer shell ( ) in a controlled manner when outer shell ( ) is subjected to an impact during a vehicle crash. Outer shell ( ) is formed to include a fluid drain ( ) and closure assembly ( ) includes a float ( ) that closes fluid drain ( ) and that moves to open fluid drain ( ) to allow accumulated fluid to drain out of outer shell ( ).