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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2011
Applicant:
Paul Douglas Walkowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Paul Douglas Walkowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/72 (2010.01); F04F 1/00 (2006.01); F04F 1/18 (2006.01); F16K 24/00 (2006.01); E03B 11/00 (2006.01); F17D 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel inlet valve for a fuel tank includes a flange that is attachable to the fuel tank and a first aperture and a second aperture formed in the flange. The fuel inlet valve also includes a fuel valve associated with the first aperture and a fill pipe nipple associated with the first aperture. The fuel valve and the fill pipe nipple form a fuel path through the first aperture. The fuel inlet valve also has at least one nipple associated with the second aperture and connectable to said at least one nipple is connectable to a purge line, a fuel pump, or a fuel line.