Lockable cap assembly for a fuel filler pipe
AssigneeMartinrea International US Inc.
InventorSorin Stancu
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Abstract
A lockable assembly for a fuel filler pipe including a cap supported upon a unit mounted to the fuel filler pipe. The clap has at least one locking tab which is actuated by a key insertable portion incorporated into the cap and in order to lock or unlock the cap for removal from the outside part of the unit attached to the filler pipe. The key insertable portion can further include a rotatable component. The at least one locking tab further includes a pair of locking tabs which are radially displaced via the rotatable component so that the tabs displace in opposite directions. Other features include a sliding limiter component associated with each of the oppositely directed locking tabs.
Claims21
A lockable assembly for a fuel filler pipe, comprising:
- a unit adapted to being fixedly mounted to the fuel filler pipe to define an access passageway within the filler pipe;
- a cap portion engageable upon said unit to block the access passageway;
- a key receiving portion incorporated within said cap portion, said key engaging portion communicating with a rotatable component arranged on an underside of said cap portion;
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- at least one locking tab in communication with said rotatable component and, in response to rotation of said key receiving portion, causing said locking tab to displace between lock and unlock positions of said cap portion with said unit.
A lockable assembly for a fuel filler pipe, comprising:
- a unit adapted to being fixedly mounted to the fuel filler pipe to define an access passageway within the filler pipe;
- a cap portion engageable upon said unit to block the access passageway;
- a key receiving portion incorporated within said cap portion, said key engaging portion communicating with a rotatable gear arranged on an underside of said cap portion;
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- a pair of locking tabs in communication with said rotatable gear, each of said locking tabs having a plurality of extending teeth in meshing engagement with said rotatable gear and, in response to rotation of said key receiving portion, causing said locking tabs to displace between lock and unlock positions of said cap portion with said unit.
A lockable assembly for a fuel filler pipe, comprising:
- a unit adapted to being fixedly mounted to the fuel filler pipe to define an access passageway within the filler pipe;
- a cap portion engageable upon said unit to block the access passageway;
- a key receiving portion incorporated within said cap portion, said key engaging portion communicating with a rotatable elliptical shaped component arranged on an underside of said cap portion, said elliptical component having a perimeter extending groove;
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- a pair of locking tabs in communication with said elliptical shaped component, each of said locking tabs having an inner projecting portion seating within said groove and, in response to rotation of said key receiving portion, traveling within said groove to cause said locking tabs to displace between lock and unlock positions of said cap portion with said unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.