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US 2008/0185491 A1Published application
Fuel tank flange
OwnerW. Bruce Bosch, Evan Waymireinventors
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Abstract
Embodiments of a fuel tank flange are disclosed, including a single fuel tank flange plate having multiple fuel tank system components secured thereto.
Claims16
A fuel tank system comprising:
- a fuel tank including a wall having a fuel tank aperture formed therein, said fuel tank aperture extending between an interior and an exterior of said fuel tank;
- a flange plate secured over said fuel tank aperture, and including at least three flange plate apertures formed therein;
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- at least three fuel tank system components, wherein individual ones of said at least three fuel tank system components is secured within an individual one of said at least three fuel tank flange plate apertures and extends into said interior of said fuel tank from said exterior of said fuel tank.
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A method of installing multiple components on a fuel tank, comprising:
- forming a fuel tank aperture in a wall of a fuel tank, said fuel tank aperture extending between an interior and an exterior of said fuel tank;
- forming a flange plate sized to be secured over said fuel tank aperture, and forming at least three flange plate apertures in said flange plate;
- securing at least three fuel tank system components on said flange plate, wherein individual ones of said at least three fuel tank system components is secured within an individual one of said at least three fuel tank flange plate apertures;
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- securing said flange plate on said fuel tank aperture such that said at least three fuel tank system components each extends into said interior of said fuel tank from said exterior of said fuel tank.
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A fuel tank flange comprising:
- a flange plate including at least three flange plate apertures formed therein, said flange plate adapted to be secured in a single fuel tank aperture;
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- at least three fuel tank system components, wherein individual ones of said at least three fuel tank system components is secured within an individual one of said at least three fuel tank flange plate apertures, and wherein individual ones of said at least three fuel tank system components is chosen from a supply fitting, a return fitting, a vent fitting, a filler neck fitting, and fuel level sender fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.