Patent ID: 6726254
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B60K,F16L

Abstract:
A combination fuel container and pipe adapted to be interconnected to provide a fluid and gas impervious seal therebetween comprising:said fuel container having an annular pipe connecting piece extending axially from said fuel container to a conically widened distal rim and having a cylindrical inner surface; said pipe having a cylinder end configured to be received within said pipe connecting piece and defining a cylindrical outer surface; a pair of spaced apart circumferential grooves formed in said cylinder end between said pipe and said pipe connecting piece; a sealing ring seated in each of said grooves for providing an impervious seal between said pipe and said pipe connecting piece; an annular bead formed in said pipe adjacent said grooves, said annular bead formed by spaced apart oblique flanks; and a connecting member operatively interconnecting said pipe and said pipe connecting piece by axially securing said annular rim of said pipe connecting piece against one of said oblique flanks of said annular bead thereby retaining said impervious seal of said sealing rings between said pipe and said fuel container, wherein said connecting member is a clip having spaced apart oblique flanks complementary to said flanks of said annular bead.