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US 2019/0100358 A1Published application
Tank cap
AssigneeMakita Corporation
InventorYoshiaki TAKAYANAGI
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tank cap including a lever member that is constrained from moving to the standing position contrary to the intention of the operator. The tank cap comprises a slide member disposed in the cap body so as to be adjacent to the lever member, and provided with a cam contact portion that is to come into contact with a cam portion of the lever member, and a coil spring disposed between the slide member and the bottom of the cap body. The resilience of the coil spring causes the cam contact portion to press the cam portion and retains the retracted position.
Claims9
A tank cap comprising:
- a cylindrical cap body that is attachable and detachable to a filler port of a tank by being turned about a central axis of the cap body;
- a lever member disposed in the cap body, the lever member having a retracted position in which the lever member has pivoted down about a pivot shaft and partially closes an opening of the cap body and a standing position in which the lever member stands up;
- a slide member disposed in the cap body so as to be adjacent to the lever member, and provided with a cam contact portion that is to come into contact with a cam portion of the lever member;
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- a resilient member disposed between the slide member and a bottom of the cap body,
- wherein a resilience of the resilient member causes the cam contact portion to press the cam portion and retains the retracted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.