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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
Vincent J. Marsala, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Gregory E. Rich, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Vincent J. Marsala, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Gregory E. Rich, Chesterfield, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A trunk mounted fuel tank assembly including a cradle, a fuel tank, and at least one retention strap is disclosed. The cradle includes a back portion and bottom portion with a fuel feed passage that is placed over a surface of a trunk. The fuel tank includes a fuel line that is placed about the back portion and bottom portion of the cradle. The fuel line extends through the fuel feed passage and a passage in the surface of the trunk. The at least one retention strap includes a first leg and a second leg that is placed over a top portion of the fuel tank for retaining the fuel tank to the cradle.