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US 11,897,324 B2Granted
Dual reservoir gas tank
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorLucas Grant Purcell
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Abstract
A dual reservoir fuel tank, wherein the fuel tank comprises a main fuel reservoir having an inner wall and an outer wall that define a main reservoir chamber, and an auxiliary fuel reservoir connected to a bottom of the main fuel reservoir. The dual reservoir fuel tank additionally includes a fuel retention lip structured and operable to retain fuel within the auxiliary reservoir chamber when the dual reservoir fuel tank is disposed at an angle.
Claims20
A dual reservoir fuel tank, said fuel tank comprising:
- a main fuel reservoir comprising an inner wall and an outer wall that define a main reservoir chamber;
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- an auxiliary fuel reservoir connected to a bottom of the main fuel reservoir, the auxiliary fuel reservoir comprises an outer wall that defines an auxiliary reservoir chamber;
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- a fuel retention lip, wherein the fuel retention lip is structured and operable to retain fuel within the auxiliary reservoir chamber when the dual reservoir fuel tank is disposed at an angle.
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A dual reservoir fuel tank system, said system comprising:
- a dual reservoir fuel tank comprising:
- a main fuel reservoir comprising an inner wall and an outer wall that define a main reservoir chamber;
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- an auxiliary fuel reservoir connected to a bottom of the main fuel reservoir, the auxiliary fuel reservoir comprises an outer wall that defines an auxiliary reservoir chamber;
- a fuel retention lip;
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- a fuel pump mounted to the main fuel reservoir, the fuel pump comprising:
- an outer body;
- a fuel pumping mechanism disposed within the outer body;
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- a fuel uptake sock disposed within the auxiliary fuel reservoir,
- wherein the fuel retention lip is structured and operable to retain fuel within the auxiliary reservoir chamber and accessible to the fuel uptake sock when the dual reservoir fuel tank is disposed at an angle.
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A vehicle, said vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- an engine that operates utilizing a liquid fuel, the engine mounted to the chassis;
- a drivetrain that is operably connected to the engine;
- a vehicle propulsion system that is operably connected to the drivetrain;
- a vehicle steering system structured and operable to guide a direction in which the vehicle travels;
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- a dual reservoir fuel tank comprising:
- a ring-shaped main fuel reservoir comprising an inner wall and an outer wall that define a main reservoir chamber, and an upper portion of the inner wall defines an open space in which a fuel pump is disposable;
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- an auxiliary fuel reservoir connected to a bottom of the main fuel reservoir, the auxiliary fuel reservoir comprises an outer wall that defines an auxiliary reservoir chamber;
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- a fuel retention lip, wherein the fuel retention lip is structured and operable to retain fuel within the auxiliary reservoir chamber when the dual reservoir fuel tank is disposed at an angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.