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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Neal L. Keefer, Portland, OR (US);
Kenneth A. Watson, Vancouver, WA (US);
Evan Waymire, West Linn, OR (US);
Inventors:
Neal L. Keefer, Portland, OR (US);
Kenneth A. Watson, Vancouver, WA (US);
Evan Waymire, West Linn, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/077 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01); B60K 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for closing a fuel tank includes providing a base sized to be received within an interior of a fuel tank filler neck, movably mounting a closure structure on the base, and securing a biasing mechanism to the base wherein the biasing mechanism biases the closure structure into a closed position on the base.