Patent ID: 6167911
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel tank vent comprising: a) an upper embodiment with a plurality of upper through hull tubes and a plurality of flexible hoses attached to the open end of said through hull tubes as they protrude through into the interior of a marine vessel's hull; b) said plurality of upper through hull tubes further including an upper tube and a lower tube passing through said hull parallel to each other and the water line, located substantially above said water line of said vessel's hull and substantially above the top of said vessel's fuel tank; c) said upper and lower tubes of said upper embodiment communicate with each other at the exterior of said hull by means of said upper tube curving down vertically and said lower tube curving up vertically and receiving within each others several orifices which overlap and fit spaciously within each others open orifice tubes, thereby preventing spillage by directing and controlling the flow and recycling said fuel back into said fuel tank.