Fuel assembly for an engine welder

A fueling assembly for a fuel tank of an engine driven welder, said engine driven welder including a housing having a top portion, at least one side portion, a fueling cavity, a grommet positioned in said fueling cavity, an engine and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to the engine;

• said fueling assembly including a filler tube having a bottom portion connected to said fuel tank and a top portion extending to at least closely adjacent to said fueling cavity in said housing, said top portion of said filler tube having an opening to receive fuel and a removable cap to close said opening, said grommet at least partially sealing said fueling cavity to inhibit fluids entering the interior of said housing, said grommet is a one piece structure having a side section and a lower intermediate section, said lower intermediate section including an opening to provide access to said filler tube opening, said side section having a substantially linear top portion formed into a U-shape and a curved base portion, said lower intermediate section having a curved portion.

A fueling assembly for a fuel tank of an engine driven welder, said engine driven welder including a housing having a top portion, at least one side portion, a fueling cavity, a grommet positioned in said fueling cavity, an engine and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to the engine;

• said fueling assembly including a filler tube having a bottom portion connected to said fuel tank and a top portion extending to at least closely adjacent to said fueling cavity in said housing, said top portion of said filler tube having an opening to receive fuel and a removable cap to close said opening, said grommet at least partially sealing said fueling cavity to inhibit fluids entering the interior of said housing, said grommet having a side section and a lower intermediate section, said lower intermediate section including an opening to provide access to said filler tube opening, said grommet further including a sealing structure positioned in said opening in said lower intermediate section that at least partially engages said filler tube to form a seal with said filler tube, said sealing structure including a filler cavity formed by a cavity wall extending downwardly from said opening in said lower intermediate section which includes at least one support rib.

A fueling assembly for a fuel tank of an engine driven welder, said engine driven welder including a housing having a top portion, at least one side portion, a fueling cavity, a grommet positioned in said fueling cavity, an engine and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to the engine;

• said fueling assembly including a filler tube having a bottom portion connected to said fuel tank and a top portion extending to at least closely adjacent to said fueling cavity in said housing, said top portion of said filler tube having an opening to receive fuel and a removable cap to close said opening, said grommet at least partially sealing said fueling cavity to inhibit fluids entering the interior of said housing, said grommet having a side section, a lower intermediate section, and an opening to provide access to said filler tube opening, said opening being adjacent to but spaced above said lower intermediate section.

A fueling assembly for a fuel tank of an engine driven welder, said engine driven welder including a housing having a top portion, at least one side portion, a fueling cavity, a grommet positioned in said fueling cavity, an engine and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to the engine;

• said fueling assembly including a filler tube having a bottom portion connected to said fuel tank and a top portion extending to at least closely adjacent to said fueling cavity in said housing, said top portion of said filler tube having an opening to receive fuel and a removable cap to close said opening, said grommet at least partially sealing said fueling cavity to inhibit fluids entering the interior of said housing, said grommet having a side section and a lower intermediate section, said lower intermediate section including an opening to provide access to said filler tube opening, said side section having a substantially linear top portion formed into a U-shape and a curved base portion, said lower intermediate section being substantially arcuate.

A fueling assembly for a fuel tank of an engine driven welder, said engine driven welder including a housing having a top portion, at least one side portion, a fueling cavity, a grommet positioned in said fueling cavity, an engine and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to the engine;

• said fueling assembly including a filler tube having a bottom portion connected to said fuel tank and a top portion extending to at least closely adjacent to said fueling cavity in said housing, said top portion of said filler tube having an opening to receive fuel and a removable cap to close said opening, said grommet at least partially sealing said fueling cavity to inhibit fluids entering the interior of said housing, said grommet is a one piece structure having a side section and a lower intermediate section, said lower intermediate section including an opening to provide access to said filler tube opening, said grommet includes a positioning stub secured to the posterior side of said lower intermediate section, said positioning stub adapted to be inserted into an opening on a flange which extends inwardly from said side portion of said housing.

A fueling assembly for a fuel tank of an engine driven welder, said engine driven welder including a housing having a top portion, at least one side portion, a fueling cavity, a grommet positioned in said fueling cavity, an engine and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to the engine;

• said fueling assembly including a filler tube having a bottom portion connected to said fuel tank and a top portion extending to at least closely adjacent to said fueling cavity in said housing, said top portion of said filler tube having an opening to receive fuel and a removable cap to close said opening, said grommet at least partially sealing said fueling cavity to inhibit fluids entering the interior of said housing, said grommet is a one piece structure having a side section and a lower intermediate section, said lower intermediate section including an opening to provide access to said filler tube opening, a substantial portion of said lower intermediate section of said grommet slopes downwardly toward said side portion of said housing when mounted in said fueling cavity.