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US 2002/0053366 A1Published application
Seamless pressure vessel
AssigneeTempo Products Co., Inc.
InventorsJohn Clarke III, Ronald R. Eureka
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Abstract
A seamless marine fuel tank having directly mechanically fastened component parts such as a fuel withdrawal assembly and a direct-sight fuel gauge system. The fuel withdrawal system contains a split-nut fastening device which fastens the system to the tank and allows for 360 rotation of fuel withdrawal outlet. The direct-sight gauge contains a threaded gauge neck with a cradle and tabs in its interior wall into which a one-piece float arm is snapped.
Claims28
A pressure vessel comprising:
- a seamless tank shell defining an interior space and having an outer surface with a fuel withdrawal assembly or a direct-sight fuel gauge mechanically fastened thereto.
A component in a mechanical system comprising:
- a split-nut housing comprising two mated halves, wherein the mated halves define an interior space;
- and
- a spool member captured and rotable 360 degree within said interior space of said split-nut housing.
A direct-sight fuel gauge for a pressure vessel comprising:
- a gauge neck comprising a lower portion having threads, an upper portion having threads, and an interior wall having one or more cradles and associated tabs;
- a gauge cap having threads;
- a float arm having cross-bars;
- the gauge cap threadedly connected to said upper portion of the gauge neck;
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- said tabs securing the cross-bars of the float arm in locking engagement with said one or more cradles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.