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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc A. Brzozowski, Manchester, CT (US);
Daniel A. Gilmour, West Hartford, CT (US);
Wayne A. Ley, Middletown, CT (US);
Assignee:
TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C., Warren, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/722 ; B01D 3/5027 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/722 ; B01D 3/5027 ;
Abstract
A strainer constructed for attachment to an inlet of a fuel pump has at least one layer of permeable material forming a cavity. A body is disposed at least in part in the cavity and has at least one tubular portion arranged for fluid communication with the inlet of the fuel pump to provide a substantially unrestricted flow path leading from the filter to the inlet of the fuel pump, while inhibiting vapor from entering the fuel pump.