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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2005
Glen R. Jansheski, Warren, MI (US);
Glen R. Jansheski, Warren, MI (US);
Fluid Routing Solutions, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel inlet assembly is provided for receiving fuel from a fuel-dispensing nozzle. The fuel inlet assembly has a filler pipe and a restrictor secured to the filler pipe. The restrictor has a diametrical opening. The assembly also has a protrusion that is attached to the restrictor and extends at an angle across a portion of the diametrical opening below the restrictor. The protrusion is made of an electrically conductive material and is sized, shaped, and positioned so as to contact the fuel-dispensing nozzle when the nozzle is inserted into the diametrical opening, thereby creating an electrical ground path between the nozzle and the fuel inlet assembly.