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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Michael A. Torgerud, Mt. Calvary, WI (US);
Gregory L. Fugar, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A device is for separating water and contaminants from fuel that is being supplied from an upstream fuel reservoir to a downstream internal combustion engine. The device comprises a housing configured to couple with the upstream fuel reservoir, the housing having an inlet receiving fuel, water and contaminants, and an outlet discharging the fuel; a gravity separator disposed in the housing between the inlet and the outlet, the gravity separator separating the water from the fuel; and a filter disposed in the housing between the inlet and the outlet, the filter filtering the contaminants from the fuel.