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US 2018/0022213 A1Published application
Fuel cap bib
OwnerPaul Wayne Rankininventor
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Abstract
A fuel cap bib for protecting aluminum fuel tanks from being scratched by hanging fuel caps during fueling is provided. The fuel cap bib is a sheet of petroleum-based fluid resistant, elastic material having a through hole dimensioned and adapted to deformed over an engaged fuel cap and yet snugly bias about the circumferential flanges the fuel cap engages. The fuel cap bib provides a protective surface between the disengaged, hanging fuel cap and the aluminum fuel tank.
Claims11
An apparatus, comprising:
- a sheet of petroleum-based fluid resistant elastic material extending between a first and second end;
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- a through hole provided inward of the first end.
An apparatus for protecting the curved surface of a fuel tank immediately below a throughbore thereof, comprising:
- a sheet of petroleum-based fluid resistant elastic material extending between a first and second end for approximately 12 inches, wherein said sheet has a thickness between 0.175 and 0.200 inches, wherein a width of the first end is approximately 8 inches;
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- a through hole provided inward of the first end by approximately 1.75 inches, wherein the through hole is centered on a longitudinal axis of said sheet, and wherein the through hole is dimensioned to both snugly engage a circumferential flange of the throughbore and be deformed around a fuel cap engaging said circumferential flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.