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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2000
Nancy Williamson, Connersville, IN (US);
Thomas Blease, Connersville, IN (US);
Jeffrey Devall, Gwent, GB;
Dwight Smith, Milton, IN (US);
Nancy Williamson, Connersville, IN (US);
Thomas Blease, Connersville, IN (US);
Jeffrey Devall, Gwent, GB;
Dwight Smith, Milton, IN (US);
Stant Manufacturing Inc., Connersville, IN (US);
Abstract
A vent apparatus () includes a tank mount () made of a weldable plastics material and a fuel system component such as a valve assembly (). Valve a assembly () includes a valve housing () made of a nonweldable plastics material and a valve () movable in a valve chamber () formed in valve housing () to open and close an aperture () leading to a venting outlet (). Tank mount () supports valve housing () in a position in a mounting aperture () formed in a fuel tank (). Valve housing () is made by injecting on-weldable plastics material into a mold containing the pre-molded tank mount ().