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US 8,555,865 B2Granted
Fuel cap breather apparatus
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsIsaiah I. Olateru, Mark T. Allott
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Abstract
An improved breather apparatus for use on fuel tanks is disclosed. The breather apparatus may include a mounting base including a valve seat and at least one venting cavity, a valve mounted on the valve seat, and a cover operatively associated with the mounting base. The cover may include at least one venting cavity connected to the venting cavity of the mounting base. The breather apparatus may also include an air filter operatively connected to the valve. Methods of assembling and using the disclosed breather apparatus are also disclosed.
Claims14
A breather apparatus, comprising:
- a mounting base including a valve seat and at least one venting cavity;
- a valve mounted on the valve seat;
- and
- a cover operatively associated with the mounting base, the cover including at least one venting cavity connected to the venting cavity of the mounting base;
- wherein the venting cavity of the mounting base includes a V-shaped opening and the venting cavity of the cover includes two vertical grooves in fluid communication with two ends of the V-shaped opening.
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A breather apparatus, comprising:
- a mounting base including an integrated valve;
- a cover operatively associated with the mounting base to form a housing, each of the mounting base and the cover defining at least one venting cavity;
- and
- an air filter disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the valve, the housing including at least one venting channel formed between the cover and mounting base;
- wherein the venting channel opens into the at least one venting cavity of each of the cover and the mounting base, and the venting cavity of the mounting base includes a V-shaped opening and the venting cavity of the cover includes two vertical grooves in fluid communication with two ends of the V-shaped opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.