Radiator filler neck
OwnerBenjamin Shane Crouchinventor
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Abstract
A radiator filler neck for use with a radiator includes a core between upper and lower tanks and a pressure-valve radiator cap. The filler neck includes a hollow cylindrical body including a side wall between upper and lower openings. The upper opening includes an upper sealing seat for the radiator cap. The lower opening includes an internal sealing seat for the pressure valve of the radiator cap. The body has an interior within the side wall and between the upper and lower openings. An overflow aperture is provided in the interior of the body to permit transfer of overflow from the interior via an overflow passage to a concealed exterior overflow outlet; and the side wall does not include a visible exterior overflow outlet.
Claims12
A radiator filler neck for use with a radiator, the radiator having a core between upper and lower tanks, and a pressure-valve radiator cap, the filler neck including:
- a hollow cylindrical body including a side wall between upper and lower openings, the upper opening including an upper sealing seat for the radiator cap, the lower opening including an internal sealing seat for the pressure valve of the radiator cap, the body thus having an interior within the side wall and between the upper and lower openings;
- wherein an overflow aperture is provided in the interior of the body to permit transfer of overflow from the interior via an overflow passage to a concealed exterior overflow outlet, and wherein the side wall does not include a visible exterior overflow outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.