Patent ID: 9487080
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60K,B60Y,F16K

Claim Text:
1. A draining system for draining fuel from a fuel tank, the fuel tank including a holding chamber for holding fuel, and a fill port assembly for adding fuel to the holding chamber, the fill port assembly including a fill port passageway in fluid communication with the holding chamber and a valve system for regulating a flow of fuel through the fill port passageway, the draining system comprising: a coupling member having a drainage passageway and being configured to detachably connect with the fill port assembly such that the drainage passageway is in fluid communication with the fill port passageway; an actuating member configured to selectively actuate the valve system between a closed configuration and an opened configuration based on a first user input such that fuel can flow from the fill port passageway into the drainage passageway when the valve system is in the opened configuration, the actuating member comprising: an elongate member, extending in the drainage passageway and configured to engage with the valve system to selectively actuate the valve system; an outlet conduit in fluid communication with the drainage passageway such that fuel can flow from the drainage passageway into the outlet conduit; and a flow regulating member configured to regulate the flow of fuel through the outlet conduit based on a second user input.