Fuel filter housing
AssigneeMathson Industries
InventorBoney A. Mathew
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Abstract
A fuel filter assembly (10) comprising an electrically non-conductive housing (12) with a layer (28) of electrically conductive material extending from the distal end (22) of an inlet connector (20) to the distal end (26) of an outlet connector (24) for conducting electrical charges completely through the housing (12) from distal end (22) to distal end (26). The housing (12) is fabricated by first forming an inlet half of the housing (12) with an opening and forming an outlet half of the housing (12) with an opening. The conductive layer (28) is disposed separately over the interior of the respective housing halves. Thereafter, the respective openings of the housing halves are fused together with the housing material fused together and the conductive layers (28) of the respective halves in electrical contact.
Claims24
A fuel filter assembly comprising;
- a housing (12) having a peripheral wall (14) with an interior and an exterior and extending between an inlet end (16) and an outlet end (18), said housing (12) including an inlet connector (20) integral with and extending from said inlet end (16) of said housing (12) to a distal end (22) and an outlet connector (24) integral with and extending from said outlet end (18) of said housing (12) to a distal end (26),
- said housing (12) comprising an electrically non-conductive material,
- said assembly characterized by a layer (28) of electrically conductive material extending from said distal end (22) of said inlet connector (20) to said distal end (26) of said outlet connector (24) for conducting electrical charges completely through said housing (12) from distal end (22) to distal end (26).
A method of fabricating a fuel filter assembly comprising the steps of;
- forming a housing (12) of an electrically non-conductive material having a peripheral wall (14) with an interior and an exterior and extending between inlet and outlet end (18) and an inlet connector (20) integral with and extending from the inlet end (16) of the housing (12) to a distal end (22) and an outlet connector (24) integral with and extending from the outlet end (18) of the housing (12) to a distal end (26),
- said method characterized by disposing a layer (28) of electrically conductive material extending from the distal end (22) of the inlet connector (20) to the distal end (26) of the outlet connector (24) for conducting electrical charges from completely through the housing (12) from distal end (22) to distal end (26).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.