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US 10,479,557 B2Granted
Servicable draw and return tube assembly
OwnerKen Watson, Evan Waymire +1inventors
InventorsKen Watson, Evan Waymire, John Loffink
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Abstract
A servicable draw and return tube assembly for use in fuel tanks is disclosed. The assembly may include a draw tube and a return tube secured to a plate, wherein the plate may be removably secured to a flange, which is fixedly secured to a fuel tank. The process of removably securing the plate to the flange allows for use of different sizes and materials to be utilized in manufacture of the assembly, thereby saving installation time and manufacturing costs.
Claims8
A fuel tank assembly,
- comprising:
- a fuel tank including a side wall having an aperture extending there through;
- a flange releasably secured on said fuel tank at said aperture and forming an airtight seal between said flange and said side wall around said aperture;
- and
- a plurality of fuel flow components releasably secured to said flange and extending into said aperture of said fuel tank;
- wherein said flange includes a flange aperture extending there through, said flange aperture including a plurality of fastener apertures positioned there around, and wherein one of said plurality of fuel flow components is positioned within said flange aperture and extending through said aperture of said fuel tank, said one of said plurality of fuel flow components releasably secured to said flange by fasteners secured within said fastener apertures.
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