Tank breather cap with integrated filter, splash protection, and nipple for breather hose

A hydraulic fluid tank assembly for use with a suspension system for a vehicle, the hydraulic fluid tank assembly comprising:

• a tank, the tank having a chamber configured to contain a volume of hydraulic fluid and a volume of gas;
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• a breather cap assembly releasably coupled to the tank, the breather cap assembly comprising:
• a breather cap, the breather cap comprising:
• a base having a first side and a second side opposite the first side,
• an outer cylindrical skirt extending a first distance from the second side of the base away from the first side, an inner side of the outer cylindrical skirt having a retaining feature adapted to releasably couple the breather cap to the tank;
• an inner cylindrical skirt extending a second distance from the second side of the base away from the first side, the second distance less than the first distance;
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• a passageway extending through the base;
• a filter, the filter having one or more openings configured to permit gas to pass therethrough;
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• a splash guard having a distal opening, the splash guard including one or more fingers coupled to the inner cylindrical skirt of the breather cap, with the filter being captured between the splash guard and a distal end of the inner cylindrical skirt;
• the passageway of the breather cap, the openings of the filter, and the distal opening of the splash guard fluidly connected and configured to permit gas to pass therethrough to and from the chamber of the tank and the atmosphere.