Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-use fuel filler tube
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Application No.: US17674750Application Date: 2022-02-17
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Publication No.: US12085216B2Publication Date: 2024-09-10
- Inventor: Kristopher Jon Jorgenson , Darin Dwayne Jacobson
- Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Thief River Falls
- Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.
- Current Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Thief River Falls
- Agency: Lowe Graham Jones PLLC
- Main IPC: F16L9/12
- IPC: F16L9/12 ; B60K15/03 ; B60K15/04

Abstract:
A fuel tube filler neck includes a first thread is formed on an inner surface and a second thread formed on an outer surface. The first thread, second thread, and tube may be co-molded of thermoplastic (e.g., nylon) and the first and second thread may overlap one another. The outer surface includes a cylindrical portion and a recessed portion, the second thread being formed on the recessed portion. Attachment structures are secured to the fuel tube for mounting the fuel tube to a fuel tank. A first type of fuel cap is engaged with the first thread and a second type of fuel cap is engaged with the second thread. Vehicles with different types of fuel caps may be shipped to different geographic regions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230258287A1 MULTI-USE FUEL FILLER TUBE Public/Granted day:2023-08-17
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