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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
G. Clarke Oberheide, Troy, MI (US);
Herbert Gruber, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tesma International Inc., Concord, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G65B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G65B 1/04 ;
Abstract
A modular fuel fuller system comprises a filler head, a connector, a filler pipe, a jumper hose and clamps. The jumper hose and clamps interconnect the filler pipe and a spud of a vehicle fuel tank. The filler pipe is a stainless steel filler pipe with a series of formed convolutions for increasing the flexibility of the filler pipe to allow easy installation and provide crash integrity to the fuel filler system within an automotive vehicle.