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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2007
Robert P. Benjey, Dexter, MI (US);
Paul D. Walkowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Russell C. Jahnke, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrew W. Mcintosh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Adam Deboskey, Chelsea, MI (US);
Robert P. Benjey, Dexter, MI (US);
Paul D. Walkowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Russell C. Jahnke, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Andrew W. McIntosh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Adam Deboskey, Chelsea, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A protective cover for a filler neck is designed to discriminate between different sizes of fuel nozzles. The cover includes a body portion and a movable door that covers and exposes an opening in the filler neck. The body portion has a pair of spaced body protrusions that form a gate, and the door has a ledge that may also be formed by a pair of spaced door protrusions. The protrusions on the door can be easily moved to an open position by pressing a tip of a fuel nozzle against the protrusions. The gate and the ledge are configured so that they can accommodate the fuel nozzle for only one type of fuel.