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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Andreas Löw, Rossdorf, DE;
Christian Kochsmeier, Dortmund, DE;
Thomas Zapp, Dortmund, DE;
Wolfgang Pfahl, Hofheim, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A filler neck for the introduction of fuel into a fuel tank of a motor vehicle is constructed of at least two interconnected injection-molded half shells, each half shell having outwardly curved regions which form a filler pipe and vent lines. Also, receptacles for valves and filters are integrally formed in the outwardly curved regions.