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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Brian Thomas Aitken, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert Joseph Beier, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian Thomas Aitken, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert Joseph Beier, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 (2006.01); B65B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A capless fuel filler device includes an anti-contamination seal mounted upon an external portion of a fuel filler passage extending through the device. An anti-contamination plug may selectively be inserted into the combination passage so as to sealingly engage the anti-contamination seal. A contaminant drain leading from the valve body's fuel and nozzle passage serves to not only remove liquid contaminants from the fuel and nozzle passage, but also to mitigate any incidental buildup of vacuum within the fuel tank.