Fuel transfer control apparatus
OwnerJames D. Fordinventor
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Abstract
A fuel transfer control apparatus in a motor vehicle for automatically shutting off the transfer of fuel from an auxiliary tank to a main tank once the main tank is full and has begun to overflow. The transfer control apparatus is readily installed and includes a chamber having an inlet opening for receiving fuel overflow from the main tank and an outlet opening for connecting the main tank to an outside source of fuel. The transfer control apparatus also includes a sensor for monitoring the level of fuel in the chamber and a switch activated by the sensor for automatically stopping the transfer of fuel.
Claims8
An apparatus for automatically shutting off the transfer of fuel from an auxiliary tank to a main fuel tank in a motor vehicle having an auxiliary fuel tank, a main fuel tank including a receptacle for receiving fuel from an outside source, a conduit for receiving fuel from the auxiliary tank and an activating means for transferring fuel from the auxiliary tank to the main tank, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a chamber having opposite ends, said chamber being positioned to receive fuel overflow from the main tank;
- b. an inlet opening in one end of the chamber for receiving the fuel overflow into the chamber from the main fuel tank;
- c. a sensor in the chamber for sensing the level of fuel in the chamber;
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- d. a switch operable between on and off positions and connected to and responsive to the sensor wherein the activating means is automatically turned off when the switch is moved to the on position for stopping the transfer of fuel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.