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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Daniel E. Clarkson, Stillwater, OK (US);
Richard C. Todhunter, Stillwater, OK (US);
Daniel E. Clarkson, Stillwater, OK (US);
Richard C. Todhunter, Stillwater, OK (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel system for a marine vessel attaches a fuel pump directly to the outer surface of a remote fuel tank that is displaced from the internal combustion engine to which the fuel is supplied. A pressure regulator is used to maintain a particular fluid pressure at the outlet of the pump and excess fuel is returned directly into the fuel reservoir. Fuel is drawn upward by the inlet of the pump through a conduit that extends downwardly into fluid communication with liquid fuel within the remote reservoir. A filter can be provided to filter the liquid fuel as it is drawn into the conduit.