Motorcycle gas cap
AssigneePit Bull Products, Inc.
InventorCharles VanValkenburgh
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Abstract
A motorcycle gas cap for use with a motorcycle that has a gas tank, a recessed space, and an opening to receive fuel, and a tube to vent air. The gas cap has a base secured into the recessed space. The base having a base opening configured for fluid exchange with the gas tank opening and the base further having a ventilation mechanism. The gas cap is removably configured to twist in one direction into a locking position and twist in an opposition direction to an unlocking position such that the gas cap is removable from the base. The gas cap has a plunger extending downwardly from the gas cap. A hole is positioned on a top portion of the base and sized to receive the plunger such that when the gas cap is removed from the base the plunger can rest in the hole.
Claims16
A motorcycle gas cap for use with a motorcycle, wherein the motorcycle has a defined gas tank, the gas tank having a recessed space, a gas tank opening defined within the recessed space, and a ventilation tube to vent air, the motorcycle gas cap comprising:
- a base secured into the recessed space, the base having a base opening configured for fluid exchange with the gas tank opening, the base further having a ventilation mechanism;
- a gas cap removably configured to twist in one direction into a locking position and twist in an opposition direction to an unlocking position such that the gas cap is removable from the base, the gas cap having a plunger extending downwardly from the gas cap;
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- a hole positioned on a top portion of the base and sized to receive the plunger such that when the gas cap is removed from the base the plunger can rest in the hole.
A gas cap for use with a vehicle gas tank, wherein the vehicle gas tank having a recessed space, a gas tank opening defined within the recessed space, and a ventilation tube to vent air, the gas cap comprising:
- a base secured into the recessed space, the base having a base opening configured for fluid exchange with the gas tank opening, the base further having a ventilation mechanism;
- a gas cap removably configured to twist in one direction into a locking position and twist in an opposition direction to an unlocking position such that the gas cap is removable from the base, the gas cap having a plunger extending downwardly from the gas cap;
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- a hole positioned on a top portion of the base and sized to receive the plunger such that when the gas cap is removed from the base the plunger can rest in the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.