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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Tomohisa Abe, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiaki Noda, Saitama, JP;
Tomohisa Abe, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiaki Noda, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel inlet apparatus is provided for a personal watercraft of the type having a fuel tankdisposed in a craft body, and a fuel supply hoseextending from the fuel tankwith an end thereof connected to a fuel filler memberon a deck. One end of a chainis fastened inside the fuel filler member, and the other end of the chainis fastened to a fill capused for sealably closing the top of the fuel filler member. The chainhas a protective tubesurrounding a portion thereof, to contact the fuel fillerwhen the fill capis removed. The provision of the protective tubereduces the risk of damage to the fuel filler or the deck, and the chain itself can also be protected by the tube.