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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian W. Brandner, Kingsville, CA;
Keith D. Kersey, Windsor, CA;
Harald Knueppel, Belle River, CA;
Christopher K. Quick, Windsor, CA;
Jeffery L. Yager, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Walbro Corporation, Cass City, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/502 ;
Abstract
A flange seal assembly for a multi-layered plastic fuel tank having a wall with a permeation barrier layer encapsulated by inner and outer layers. The wall is blow molded about a ring so that the outer layer alone is in actual contact with the ring. The permeation barrier layer is exposed and engaged by a resilient seal. A locking member is located outboard of a flange which engages the seal. Engagement of the locking member with the ring produces a force compressing the seal against the flange and the permeation barrier layer.