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US 2022/0185102 A1Published application
Integral anti-siphon filler neck
OwnerEvan Waymireinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an integrated anti-siphon fuel filler neck assembly that includes wedge shaped apertures and a side wall that includes side wall apertures connected to the wedge shaped apertures, wherein the wedge shaped apertures and the side wall apertures are sized to prevent a siphon hose from passing there through.
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An integral anti-siphon fuel filler neck assembly, comprising:
- a lower region that defines a side wall;
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- a hub having a plurality of members extending outwardly there from, each of said members directly contacting said side wall, and wherein adjacent ones of said members define a wedge-shaped aperture there between, wherein
- said side wall includes a plurality of side wall apertures sized to allow air to move there through wherein each side wall aperture defines a width that is less than a width of said wedge shaped aperture.
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An integral anti-siphon fuel filler neck assembly, comprising:
- a cylindrical body that defines a side wall;
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- a hub positioned within said cylindrical body and having a plurality of members extending outwardly from said hub, each of said members directly contacting said side wall, and wherein adjacent ones of said members define a wedge shaped aperture there between.
An integral anti-siphon fuel filler neck assembly, comprising:
- a filler neck including a side wall having an outer surface that is secured directly to a fuel tank side wall;
- a central member having a plurality of elongate members extending outwardly there from, each of said elongate members directly contacting an inner surface of said filler neck side wall, and wherein adjacent ones of said elongate members define an elongate member aperture there between;
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- said filler neck side wall including a plurality of side wall apertures that each define a maximum width that is less than a maximum width of said elongate member aperture.
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