Patent ID: 6701982
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
A shroud for placement about a fuel nozzle assembly while filling an underground fuel storage tank, the fuel nozzle assembly for placement in the inlet aperture of the underground storage tank, comprising:a) a flexible shroud for placement about the fuel nozzle assembly, wherein the fuel nozzle assembly is disposed on an end of a fuel hose, said fuel hose being disposed in substantially the horizontal plane, wherein said shroud is substantially circular shaped when flattened, said shroud having a hole therein, said shroud having a split therein; b) wherein said hole is disposed off-center of said shroud, said shroud being parted into a first part and a second part by said split running substantially straight from an edge of said hole toward an outer edge of said shroud thereby forming a first radial edge and a second radial edge of the shroud; c) wherein said hole receives a portion of said horizontal fuel hose therein to permit the shroud to be placed about the fuel hose and the fuel nozzle assembly; d) a plurality of mating fasteners disposed on said first radial edge and second radial edges of said shroud to permit the shroud to be secured about the fuel nozzle assembly; and, e) a weighted edge disposed about the outer circumference of said shroud to permit the outer edge of the shroud to be secured about the inlet aperture.