Vehicle fuel port sealing apparatus
OwnerDavid Grantinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle fuel port sealing apparatus is provided that includes a cap member adapted to sealingly close a fuel port. The cap member includes a rotation-actuated locking mechanism for securing the cap member to the fuel port, and an articulating member movably connected to the vehicle at a pivot point. The articulating member is adapted to move the cap member about the pivot point between a closed position in which the cap member sealingly closes the fuel port and an open position in which the fuel port is open. A vehicle fuel port assembly is also provided.
Claims22
A vehicle fuel port sealing apparatus, comprising:
- a cap member adapted to sealingly close a vehicle fuel port, the cap member including a rotation-actuated locking mechanism for securing or connecting the cap member to the fuel port;
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- an articulating member movably connected to the vehicle at a pivot point, the articulating member adapted to move the cap member about the pivot point between a closed position in which the cap member sealingly closes the fuel port and an open position in which the fuel port is open.
A vehicle fuel port sealing apparatus, comprising:
- a cap member adapted to sealingly close a vehicle fuel port, the cap member including a rotation-actuated locking mechanism that includes a first locking thread or barb adapted to mate with a second locking thread or barb in the fuel port;
- a sealing member positioned between the cap member and the fuel port;
- an articulating member movably connected to the vehicle at a pivot point and adapted to move the cap member about the pivot point between a closed position in which the cap member sealingly closes the fuel port and an open position in which the fuel port is open, the articulating member including a generally annular mounting portion disposed around a circumferential outer surface of the cap member and a bracket that secures the mounting portion and the cap member to the vehicle for movement about the pivot point;
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- a resiliently compressible member positioned to bias the articulating member toward the open position.
A vehicle fuel port assembly, comprising:
- a fuel port;
- a cap member adapted to sealingly close the fuel port, the cap member including a rotation-actuated locking mechanism for securing or connecting the cap member to the fuel port;
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- an articulating member movably connected to the vehicle at a pivot point, the articulating member adapted to move the cap member about the pivot point between a closed position in which the cap member sealingly closes the fuel port and an open position in which the fuel port is open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.