Replacement vehicle fuel intake device
AssigneeParaphase, Inc.
InventorKirk Watkins
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Abstract
A fuel intake device for a vehicle has a base portion, a body portion pivotally attached to the base portion, and a connector portion. The body portion includes a fuel intake passage and is pivotable between an open position wherein the fuel intake passage is in communication with a fuel intake pipe of the vehicle and a closed position wherein the fuel intake passage is moved out of communication with the fuel intake pipe. The connector portion is removably attached to the base portion for being at least partially received in the fuel intake pipe. The connector portion enables communication from the body portion to the fuel intake pipe.
Claims27
A fuel intake device for a vehicle comprising:
- a base portion;
- a body portion pivotally attached to said base portion and comprising a fuel intake passage, said body portion being pivotable between an open position wherein said fuel intake passage is in communication with a fuel intake pipe of the vehicle and a closed position wherein said fuel intake passage is moved out of communication with the fuel intake pipe,
- a connector portion removably attached to said base portion and at least partially received in the fuel intake pipe, said connector portion enabling communication from said body portion to the fuel intake pipe.
A fuel intake device for closing a fuel intake pipe of a vehicle, said fuel intake device comprising:
- a first portion comprising a handle for grasping of the device and insertion of the device into the fuel intake pipe;
- a connector portion removably attached to the first portion for being at least partially received in the fuel intake pipe;
- a fastener for releasably attaching said connector portion and said handle portion, said fastener extending from an opening in said handle portion to an opening in said connector portion.
A method of inputting a flow of fuel into a fuel intake pipe of a vehicle comprising:
- assembling a fuel intake device including a base portion, a body portion, and a connector portion by connecting the base portion to the connector portion;
- attaching the connector portion to the fuel intake pipe of the vehicle;
- pivoting the body portion from a closed position to an open position in communication with the fuel intake pipe wherein the body portion is capable of receiving a fuel pump nozzle while in the open position;
- receiving the flow of fuel through the body portion into the fuel intake pipe for transmission into a tank in the vehicle;
- and,
- pivoting the body portion from the open position to the closed position after completion of a fuel operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.