Patent ID: 9702493
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B67D,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A kit of parts for a fuel dispensing unit, comprising: first hose connection parts comprising a single fuel inlet and a single fuel outlet, the single fuel inlet and the single fuel outlet of the first hose connection parts each have openings facing a first direction, and a first fluid pathway extending between the single fuel inlet and the single fuel outlet of the first hose connection parts that extends transversely to the openings; second hose connection parts comprising only two fuel inlets and a single fuel outlet, the two fuel inlets and the single fuel outlet of the second hose connection parts each have openings facing the first direction, and a second fluid pathway extending between the two fuel inlets and the single fuel outlet of the second hose connection parts that extends transversely to the openings; and third hose connection parts comprising only three fuel inlets and a single fuel outlet, the three fuel inlets and the single fuel outlet of the third hose connection parts each have openings facing the first direction, and a third fluid pathway extending between the three fuel inlets and the single fuel outlet of the third hose connection parts that extends transversely to the openings; wherein the kit of parts is configured to assemble a hose connection having at least first and second fuel inlets and a first fuel outlet, according to any one of the following five configurations: a first part selected from the first hose connection parts is arranged such that said first fuel inlet is in fluid communication with said first fuel outlet, and a second part selected from the first hose connection parts is arranged such that said second fuel inlet is in fluid communication with a second fuel outlet; a first part selected from the first hose connection parts is arranged such that said first fuel inlet is in fluid communication with said first fuel outlet, and a second part selected from the second hose connection parts is arranged such that said second fuel inlet and a third fuel inlet is in fluid communication with a second fuel outlet; a first part selected from the second hose connection parts is arranged such that said first fuel inlet and said second fuel inlet are in fluid communication with said first fuel outlet, and a second part selected from the first hose connection parts is arranged such that a third fuel inlet is in fluid communication with a second fuel outlet; a first part selected from the third hose connection parts is arranged such that said first, second and a third fuel inlet are in fluid communication with said first fuel outlet; and a first part selected from the third hose connection parts is arranged such that said first, second and a third fuel inlet are in fluid communication with a second fuel outlet; and wherein each of the said first, second and third hose connection parts further comprises at least one vapor recovery port, said at least one vapor recovery port being arranged to receive a vapor recovery pipe.