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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Ralf Leonhardt, Mauldin, SC (US);
Inventor:
Ralf Leonhardt, Mauldin, SC (US);
Assignee:
Alfmeier Corporation, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 24/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vent valve assembly utilizes a lever arrangement that opens a vapor discharge opening such as during normal operation of a motor vehicle to permit fuel vapor venting and that seals the vapor discharge opening such as when the motor vehicle is inclined to prevent liquid fuel from discharging through the vapor discharge opening.