Valve assembly including low force umbrella valve insertion

A fuel reservoir comprising:

• a body including an annular valve seat, a central ring disposed at a center of the body and concentric with the annular valve seat, and a plurality of vanes extending radially between the central ring and the annular valve seat;
• a plurality of fluid passages defined by open space between the valve seat, the central ring, and the plurality of vanes, the fluid passages defining an opening in a bottom surface of the fuel reservoir;
• and a receiver for receiving an umbrella valve, the receiver being defined by an axial through hole in the central ring and an annular outer lip adjacent the through hole, the outer lip including a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches disposed in an inner perimeter of the outer lip, wherein each of the plurality of notches is an indentation extending into the inner perimeter of the outer lip and not extending through the central ring.

A method of making a valve assembly, the method comprising:

• forming a body including an annular valve seat, a central ring disposed at a center of the body and concentric with the annular valve seat, and a plurality of vanes extending radially between the central ring and the annular valve seat, wherein a plurality of fluid passages are defined by open space between the valve seat, the central ring, and the plurality of vanes, and wherein a receiver is defined by an axial through hole in the central ring and an annular outer lip adjacent the through hole, the outer lip including a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches disposed in an inner perimeter of the outer lip, wherein each of the plurality of notches is an indentation extending into the inner perimeter of the outer lip and not extending through the central ring;
• providing an umbrella valve having a flexible, disk-shaped cap and an elongated stem extending axially from a center of the cap, the stem having an enlarged portion proximate a terminal end;
• and inserting the enlarged portion of the umbrella valve through the outer lip and into the receiver to secure the umbrella valve in the central ring.