Patent ID: 11946595
Assignee: DIXON VALVE & COUPLING COMPANY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An enclosure for a fill plug, comprising:
a base to which at least one retainment plate is secured, said retainment plate having an opening for engaging about a throat of the fill plug such that axial and rotational movement of the fill plug relative to said base is prevented;
a lid secured to said base via a hinge and being movable between a closed position in which said lid covers said base and an open position in which said base is uncovered by said lid, said lid defining a cavity for accommodating the fill plug when said lid is in said closed position relative to said base;
a lock carried by said lid for locking said lid in said closed position;
a spring for resiliently urging said lid to said open position when said lid is unlocked relative to said base;
a gasket carried by said lid for forming a seal between said lid and said base when said lid is in said closed position; and
a backplate to which said base is removably secured such that, when said backplate is secured to said base, said base is configured for being mounted on a wall and secured to a wall-mounted fill plug and, when said backplate is removed from said base, said base is configured for being connected to a fill plug on a free-standing tank;
wherein, when said backplate is secured to said base, said backplate is entirely external of said cavity and forms no part of a wall that defines said cavity.