Plated polymeric fuel tank
AssigneeKleyn Die Engravers, Inc.
InventorHendrik Kleyn
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Abstract
An electroplated, polymeric fuel tank fabricated of inner and outer shells. The outer shell is an assembly of outer shell halves joined together along peripheral flanges. A layer of copper, a layer of nickel, and a layer of chrome are successively electroplated to either or both of the interior and exterior surfaces of the outer shell halves to prevent permeation of fuel through the shell.
Claims8
A plated, polymeric fuel tank shell, comprising:
- a first outer shell half;
- a second outer shell half mating with said first outer shell half to define a spaces for the containment of an inner shell;
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- a metallic plating on a surface of said first and said second shell halves, said metallic plating includes a layer of copper, a layer of nickel, and a layer of chrome.
A fuel tank, comprising:
- an inner shell enclosing a space for the containment of a fuel;
- an outer shell enveloping said inner shell and defining a space between said inner shell and said outer shell;
- a fuel absorbent material disposed in said space between said inner shell and said outer shell;
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- a metallic plating on a surface of said outer shell, said metallic plating includes layers of copper, nickel, and chrome.
In a fuel tank including an inner shell for the containment of a fuel, an outer shell enveloping said inner shell and defining a space between said inner shell and said outer shell, and a fuel absorbent material disposed in the space between the inner and outer shells, wherein the improvement comprises said outer shell, said outer shell comprising:
- a first polymeric outer shell half;
- a second polymeric outer shell half mating with said first outer shell half;
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- a metallic plating electroplated to a surface of said first and said second shell halves, whereby said metallic layer prevents permeation of said fuel through said outer shell, said metallic plating includes layers of copper, nickel, and chrome.
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