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US 10,227,108 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus to couple components to a fuel tank
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorChristopher Bostwick, IV
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods to couple fuel components to a fuel tank are described. An example method includes coupling a carrier to a guide suspended in a cavity of a fuel tank, where the guide extends in a longitudinal direction between a first end of the guide adjacent a first side wall of the fuel tank and a second end of the guide adjacent a second side wall of the fuel tank opposite the first side wall, and moving the carrier along the guide between the first end of the guide and the second end of the guide.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- coupling a carrier to a guide suspended in a cavity of a fuel tank, the guide extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end of the guide adjacent a first side wall of the fuel tank and a second end of the guide adjacent a second side wall of the fuel tank opposite the first side wall;
- and
- moving the carrier along the guide between the first end of the guide and the second end of the guide after the carrier is coupled to the guide.
A method comprising:
- forming a fuel tank with a guide positioned in a cavity of the fuel tank;
- and
- forming an access opening in a wall of the fuel tank to provide access to the guide, the guide to extend between a first portion of the cavity adjacent the access opening and a second portion of the cavity spaced from the access opening, the guide having a first end accessible via the access opening and a second end opposite the first end, the guide to removably receive a carrier from outside the cavity via the access opening after formation of the fuel tank.
A method comprising:
- coupling a first fuel component to a carrier;
- placing the carrier in to a cavity of a fuel tank via an access opening formed through a wall of the fuel tank;
- positioning the carrier on a track formed in the cavity, the track defining a first end adjacent the access opening and a second end opposite the first end and spaced from the access opening;
- and
- sliding the carrier toward the second end of the track and away from the access opening.
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A method comprising:
- coupling a carrier to a guide suspended in a cavity of a fuel tank, the guide extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end of the guide adjacent a first side wall of the fuel tank and a second end of the guide adjacent a second side wall of the fuel tank opposite the first side wall;
- and
- moving the carrier along the guide between the first end of the guide and the second end of the guide while the carrier is coupled to the guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.