Protective cover for a fuel pump filler gun
AssigneeAlvern-Norway A/S
InventorsStein Alvern, Oyvind Alvern
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Abstract
A protective apparatus for use with a fuel pump filler gun having in sequence a barrel, a head, and a handle, includes a protective body. The protective body has an energy absorbing inner layer surrounding a portion of the filler gun to protect the filler gun from impact forces. The protective body also includes an outer layer surrounding at least a portion of the inner layer. The outer layer is harder than the inner layer so as to resist scratching, absorb the initial impact, and distribute the forces over the softer inner layer. The protective body further attaches to the filler gun or to a boot covering a portion of the filler gun.
Claims58
An impact absorbing apparatus for protecting a fuel pump filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head, and a handle, the apparatus comprising:
- an energy absorbing inner layer adapted to surround the entire head of the filler gun to protect the filler gun from impact forces;
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- a rigid outer layer surrounding said inner layer to distribute the impact forces over said inner layer, said outer layer having a hardness greater than a hardness of said inner layer.
An impact absorbing protection apparatus attachable to a fuel pump filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head, and a handle, the protection apparatus comprising:
- a protective body protecting the entire head of the filler gun having a rigid outer layer surrounding an energy absorbing inner layer, said inner layer adapted to be disposed between said outer layer and the filler gun, said outer layer having a hardness greater than a hardness of said inner layer;
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- attachment means for attaching said protective body to the filler gun.
An impact absorbing protection apparatus attachable to a fuel pump filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head, and a handle, the protection apparatus comprising:
- a protective body protecting the head of the filler gun having a rigid outer layer surrounding an energy absorbing inner layer, said energy absorbing inner layer including at least two sublayers adapted to be disposed between said outer layer and the filler gun, said outer layer having a hardness greater than a hardness of said inner layer;
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- attachment means for attaching said protective body to the filler gun.
A protective body adapted to be fitted onto a fuel pump filler gun, the filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head, and a handle, the protective body extending over substantially the entire head, the head of the filler gun having an upper surface, a bottom surface, and opposite side surfaces, the protective body comprising:
- an energy absorbing inner layer surrounding a portion of the filler gun to protect the filler gun from impact forces;
- an outer layer surrounding at least a portion of said inner layer to distribute impact forces over said inner layer, said inner layer being between said outer layer and the filler gun, said outer layer having a hardness greater than a hardness of said inner layer, said inner and outer layers forming a layered shield, said layered shield being divided into a first member and a second member;
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- means for releasably interconnecting said first and second members, said first and second members being shaped to generally conform, when so interconnected, to enclose the sides, bottom, and upper portions of the head of the filler gun, and to permit the handle to extend through an opening proximate the junction between the head and the handle such that the handle is not covered.
An impact absorbing protective sleeve to slidably engage a fuel pump filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head, and a handle, the protective sleeve comprising:
- an energy absorbing inner layer, adapted to slidably engage and surround substantially the entire head, having respective ends, one end to receive the barrel and the other end to receive the handle such that the handle is not covered;
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- a rigid outer layer surrounding a portion of said inner layer to distribute impact forces over said inner layer, said outer layer having a hardness greater than a hardness of said inner layer.
An impact absorbing apparatus for protecting a fuel pump filler gun head from physical damage from impact, the filler gun including in sequence a barrel, a head and a handle, the apparatus comprising:
- an energy absorbing inner layer adapted to surround the head of the filler gun to protect the filler gun from impact forces;
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- an outer layer surrounding said inner layer to distribute the impact forces over said inner layer, said outer layer having a hardness greater than a hardness of said inner layer, said outer layer 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.