Fuel Can Adapter
AssigneePro-Iroda Industries, Inc.
InventorJan-Nan Chen
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Abstract
A fuel can adapter has a threaded section for threadly engaging with a fuel device. Particularly the fuel device has a threaded joint for engagement with the thread section of the fuel can adapter. In addition, this threaded joint can be used to connect a fuel can with a thread head such that fuel in the fuel can flow to the fuel device. With the fuel can adapter, a fuel can with a head, which does not have a threaded head but has a flange extending circumferentially thereon, is adapted to connect to the fuel device such that fuel in the fuel can flow to the fuel device.
Claims12
A fuel can adapter adapted to enable connection of a fuel device and a fuel can, with the fuel device including a fuel can connecting section that has a cavity with a threaded wall and a needle disposed in the cavity, and with fuel can including a reservoir for storing fuel and a head that has a flange, a slot spacing proximal end and distal end of the flange, a protuberance and a valve disposed in protuberance, comprising:
- a coupling member including a threaded section being engagable with threaded wall of the cavity;
- a first connecting member insertably mounted in the coupling member and being rotatable therein, including a passage extending therethrough and such that the needle includes an end received in one open end of the passage;
- a locking member being rotatable with respect to the first connecting member, including a locking block being insertable in the slot and a slit that is provided on the locking block and is adapted to allow the proximal end of the flange to engage therein;
- a second connecting member connected to the first connecting member and being rotatable with the first connecting member, including a hole defining a first compartment and a second compartment and extending therethrough, and with the first compartment adapted to receive the protuberance and the second compartment adapted to receive the valve;
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- wherein the locking member is rotatable between an unlocked position and a locked position that the slit would receive the proximal end of the flange, thereby locking the fuel can.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.