Fuel supply adapter
AssigneeWildfire Fire Equipment, Inc.
InventorPatrick Renaud
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Abstract
A fuel supply adapter for pumping fuel out of fuel cans through a pump. The adapter is shaped to fit in the pouring neck of the fuel can and be secured therein. The adapter has a U-shaped cross-section with a thick bottom portion and a hollow top portion, and a connector is located inside the top portion so it does not interfere with the closing of the cap of the fuel can. Radial gripping pins are provided inside the bore the handle the adapter.
Claims20
A fuel supply adapter for pumping fuel out of a fuel can through a fuel pump, the fuel can having a bottom and a pouring neck, the pouring neck having an inner surface and an outer surface, the adapter comprising:
- a generally cylindrical body insertable inside the pouring neck of the fuel can, said cylindrical body having a U-shaped cross-section defining a hollow top portion and a closed bottom portion having a predetermined thickness, said adapter having an outer surface provided with means for engagement with the inner surface of the pouring neck;
- connecting means extending through the closed bottom portion, having a top extremity for connecting the adapter to the fuel pump, the top extremity projecting inside the top portion, and a lower extremity projecting from the closed bottom portion inside the fuel can when the adapter is inserted inside the pouring neck thereof;
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- a supply tube connectable to the lower extremity of the connecting means and having a length sufficient to reach the bottom of the fuel can when the adapter is inserted inside the pouring neck thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.