Installing a valve in a tank
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorKenneth M. Spink
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Abstract
A fuel tank has a recess formed on the inner surface of the upper wall. A vent valve has a mounting portion extending therefrom with a resiliently deflectable disc formed thereon and a guide disc spaced from the deflectable disc. Upon insertion into the recess the deflectable disc is deflected and the periphery thereof frictionally engages the inner surface of the tank wall recess. The guide member slidably fits into the recess to prevent lateral movement of the mounting portion and removal from the recess.
Claims15
A method of attaching a valve to the inside surface of a tank comprising:
- (a) providing a mounting portion one end of the valve;
- (b) disposing a resiliently deflectable outstanding member on the mounting portion and disposing a second outstanding member spaced from the deflectable member;
- (c) providing a recess in the inner surface of the wall of the tank and sizing said deflectable member for an interference fit in said recess;
- (d) engaging the periphery of said deflectable member with the inner surface of the recess when said deflectable member is inserted in said recess, deflecting said deflectable member as it moves within said recess, and inserting said second outstanding member in said recess and frictionally retaining said mounting portion in said recess for guiding and aligning said deflectable member within said recess.
A valve assembly for installation in a tank from the interior thereof comprising:
- (a) a valve housing having an outlet and a valve for controlling flow to the outlet;
- (b) a mounting portion disposed on one end housing, and having thereon an outstanding deflectable member adapted for insertion and frictional engagement with a recess in the inner surface of the wall of the tank for frictionally retaining the mounting portion in the recess;
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- (c) a guide member outstanding from the mounting portion and disposed in spaced relationship from the deflectable member for guiding and aligning said deflectable member within said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.