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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Axel Frohwein, Treuchtlingen, DE;
Inventor:
Axel Frohwein, Treuchtlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Alfmeier Corporation, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K024/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for attachment in an aperture of a fuel tank includes a cap member, a mounting portion, and a valve housing. Two or more of the cap member, the mounting portion, and the valve housing include a system of clips and catches or a system of helical threads, which attach the components together. The mounting portion may include a multi-layer laminate to reduce a fuel vapor permeation from the fuel tank. The cap member, the mounting portion, and the valve housing are attached by various steps and methods according to the invention.