Fuel pouring nozzle

A fuel pouring nozzle for use on vented fuel containers, comprising:

• a base adapted to be attached to a vented fuel container having a threaded neck and a screw cap, said base having an end portion at a first end, a downstream end at a second end and a radially extending circumferential ridge situated on the end portion of said base;
• a tubular valve body having a cylindrical side wall with an opening therein, an upstream end having a valve seat and a downstream end having a female threaded portion;
• a tubular conduit connecting the upstream end of the valve body and the downstream end of the base;
• a filter within said tubular conduit;
• a first O-ring fitted to the valve seat and facing the downstream end of the valve body;
• a second O-ring fitted about the opening in the side wall inside the valve body;
• a ball valve positioned in the valve body against both said O-rings, said ball valve having a stem extending through the second O-ring and the opening in the side wall and being rotatable about a longitudinal axis through said stem between a position which opens said nozzle and a position which closes said nozzle, the ball valve having a passageway therethrough which communicates with the upstream and downstream ends of the valve body when the valve is rotated to an open position;
• a handle exterior to the valve body and connected to the stem of the ball valve;
• a tubular member having an upstream end with a male threaded portion engaging the female threaded portion of the valve body, an accordion-like, snap-lock, segmented portion attached to the male threaded portion, and a narrowed, rigid tubular section connected to the segmented portion and forming a spout, said spout having a free end with an opening;
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• a closure cap having an outer side with a finger grip and an inner side with a protrusion which releasably fits within the end portion of the base to seal the nozzle, and a slot therein to releasably engage the handle on the ball valve, whereby the finger grip can be used to open and close the ball valve.

A fuel pouring nozzle for use on vented fuel containers comprising:

• a removable base adapted to be attached to a vented fuel container having a threaded neck and a screw cap, said base having an end portion at a first end and a downstream end at a second end;
• a set of male threads positioned on the downstream end of said removable base;
• a radially extending circumferential ridge situated on the end portion of said base;
• a circular rubber gasket surrounding said ridge and providing a universal seal when said base is attached to said threaded neck of said fuel container;
• a filter incorporated within said removable base;
• a female threaded portion cooperating with the male threads on said removable base;
• a valve scat integral with said female threaded portion;
• a ball valve positioned in the valve seat, said ball valve being designed to accept a removable key, and said ball valve being mounted for rotation within said valve seat and being rotatable between a position which opens said nozzle and a position which closes said nozzle;
• a three-fold multi-functional removable closure key cap, said cap having a protrusion, first and second tabs extending from said protrusion, said protrusion and said first and second tabs forming said removable key;
• an accordion-like snarl-lock, segmented portion, attached to said valve seat;
• a narrowed rigid tubular section integral with said segmented portion and forming a spout, said spout having a free end with an opening of a first diameter:
• said three-fold multi-functional removable closure key cap protrusion having a diameter such that said protrusion will fit within said first diameter of said opening of said spout free end so as to form a grit cover;
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• said three-fold multi-functional removable closure key cap being receivable adjacent said end portion of said removable base so as to form a closure cap for said nozzle when said nozzle is stored internally within said fuel container.