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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:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Marshall Excelsior Company, Marshall, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frederick W. Blanchard, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Alex L. Hoffman, Bellevue, MI (US);
Assignee:
MARSHALL EXCELSIOR CO., Marshall, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/22 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/225 (2013.01); F16K 27/02 (2013.01); Y10T 137/86035 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve assembly for mounting a pump to a storage tank of a vehicle includes an upper flange, a lower flange, and a wall extending axially between the upper flange and the lower flange, the lower flange being offset by the wall relative to the upper flange to facilitate installation of the pump on the vehicle.