Patent ID: 9365108
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B60K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An anti-siphon fuel filler assembly, comprising: a fuel tank that defines a tank wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface with an aperture extending therebetween, said exterior and interior surfaces each having a lack of discontinuities in a region surrounding said aperture; a tube including a first end region adapted to be positioned through said aperture of said fuel tank and positioned in an interior of said fuel tank for allowing fuel to flow therethrough into said tank, said first end region including a first crimp and a second crimp, said tube defining a cylindrical outer surface completely along a length of said tube and having an absence of tube anti-removal structure extending radially outwardly therefrom along only a portion of the tube that is positioned within said aperture and within said interior of said fuel tank; a restriction structure positioned in said tube between said first crimp and said second crimp, said restriction structure including apertures sized for allowing fuel to flow therethrough while preventing the insertion of a siphon hose into said tank; and said tube including a second end region positioned exterior of said fuel tank and secured directly to a flange that extends outwardly from said tube and over said exterior surface of said tank wall, said flange secured directly and only to said exterior surface of said tank wall of said fuel tank; wherein said tube defines a tube inner diameter, said first crimp defines a straight line distance between a plurality of first crimps, said second crimp defines a second crimp inner diameter, said restriction structure defines a restriction structure outside diameter, and wherein said restriction structure outside diameter is greater than said first crimp straight line distance and said second crimp inner diameter and is smaller than said tube inner diameter.