Patent ID: 9725295
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B67D,F16L

Claim:
1. A system for delivering fuel to a plurality of vehicles comprising: a fuel source; a pump operable to draw fuel from said fuel source; a distribution manifold having a plurality of outlets, said distribution manifold in open fluidic communication with said pump; a plurality of fuel lines, each of said plurality of fuel lines connected in free fluidic connection one of said outlets of said distribution manifold; a plurality of mechanical valve assemblies, each located in a tank of one of said plurality of vehicles open fluidic communication with each of said plurality of fuel lines, each of said valve assembly being operable to independently shut off flow of fuel therethrough when said tank is filled to a predetermined level, wherein each of said mechanical valve assemblies includes a biased piston slidably locatable within a housing and having a sealing face with an o-ring disposed thereon adapted to be sealed into contact with said housing when said tank is filled to said predetermined level, and a control circuit programmed to turn said pump on and off at predetermined time intervals independent of said plurality of valve assemblies.