Patent ID: 7073681
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
1. A fuel inlet apparatus for a personal watercraft, the personal watercraft comprising a craft body, the craft body comprising a deck and with a fuel tank disposed in the craft body, said fuel inlet apparatus comprising: a fuel fill member for attaching to said deck and for connecting to a fuel supply hose extending from said fuel tank, said fuel fill member comprising a tubular routing structure; a fill cap for closing off an outer end of said fuel fill member; a chain having one end thereof fastened to the inside of said tubular routing structure, and the other end of said chain being fastened to said fill cap; and a protective tube surrounding a portion of said chain at a location thereof which contacts said fuel fill member when said fill cap is removed, wherein said tubular routing structure comprises a fuel filling portion formed at said outer end, and comprises plural hose connecting portions at an end opposed to said outer end, each of the plural hose connecting portions extending in parallel to the tubular routing structure and opening directly thereinto, and wherein the protective tube is maintained in a desired position on said chain by means of a tube stop member.