Fuel tank filler pipe retainer

A retainer for the fill pipe of a motor vehicle type fuel tank, the fill pipe having an upstanding bead projecting from its outer diameter, the retainer comprising:

• an essentially L-shaped bracket having first and second leg portions extending from each other at an angle other than a right angle, the first leg portion defining a mounting flange adapted to be secured to a portion of a fuel tank, the second leg portion having a keyway opening of a diameter large enough to receive the fuel fill pipe and bead therethrough in an axial sliding manner in one direction during assembly of the fuel pipe to the tank when the bead and opening are axially aligned and when the axis of the second leg portion of the bracket is positioned upright in a first position essentially at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the fill pipe, while impeding return movement of the fill pipe bead in the opposite direction past the bracket when the bracket mounting flange is rotated to axially misalign the bead and opening and fixedly secured to the portion of the fuel tank, the fixedly securing of the flange effecting a pivotal moving of the second leg portion arcuately from the first position at right angles to the pipe longitudinal axis to a second non-right angle position to clamp the edge of the bracket defining the opening against the outer diameter of the pipe and therefore reduce the radius of any portion of the edge from the axis of the pipe to less than the radius of a portion of the bead-like element.