Protective cover for a fuel pump filler gun and method for protecting same
AssigneeAlvern-Norway A/S
InventorsStein Alvern, Oyvind Alvern
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Abstract
A protective apparatus for use with a filler gun having in sequence a barrel, a head, and a handle, includes a protective body. The protective body includes an outer shell surrounding at least a portion of the filler gun. The outer layer is made of a hard material so as to resist scratching, absorb the initial impact, and distribute the forces away from the filler gun. A pair of arcuate ribs are provided between the filler gun and outer shell to assist in the distribution of impact forces, absorb direct impacts, and act as spacers between the outer shell and the filler gun.
Claims15
An apparatus for protecting a fuel pump filler gun, the filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head portion, and a handle, the apparatus comprising:
- a rigid outer shell configured to substantially surround only the head portion of the filler gun and to distribute impact forces away from the filler gun, the outer shell having a front end and a rear end, the rear end having an opening proximate a junction between the head portion and the handle, the handle extending through the opening such that the handle is not covered;
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- a resilient arcuate rib disposed between an inner surface of the outer shell and a surface of the head portion of the filler gun to assist in the distribution of the impact forces away from the filler gun.
An apparatus for protecting a fluid filler fun, the filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head portion, and a handle, the apparatus comprising:
- a rigid outer shell configured to substantially surround the head portion of the filler gun and to distribute impact forces away from the filler gun, the outer shell comprising a unitary lower portion and a unitary upper portion connectable together to define front and rear openings, the openings permitting the outer shell to be slidable into place over the head portion with the barrel projecting through the front opening and the handle projecting through the rear opening;
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- a resilient arcuate rib disposed between an inner surface of the outer shell and a surface of the head portion of the filler gun to assist in the distribution of the impact forces away from the filler gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.