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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Jeffrey A. Husband, Cookeville, TN (US);
Chad T. Brummitt, Algood, TN (US);
Gregory Shope, Cookeville, TN (US);
Wassem Abdalla, Cookeville, TN (US);
Jeffrey A. Husband, Cookeville, TN (US);
Chad T. Brummitt, Algood, TN (US);
Gregory Shope, Cookeville, TN (US);
Wassem Abdalla, Cookeville, TN (US);
Cummins Filtration IP, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly that is useable with a fuel filter housing to control the flow of fuel through the fuel filter housing. The valve assembly comprises two primary parts that are connected together via a snap connection, and when the valve assembly is installed on the fuel filter housing, means on the fuel filter housing prevent disconnection of the snap connection. One or both of the primary parts of the valve assembly can be provided with a tamper evident feature that will indicate whether someone has tried to remove or disassemble the valve assembly.