Patent ID: 8066037
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nozzle for dispensing fuel into a vehicle, said nozzle comprising: (a) a body portion and a spout extending from said body portion, said spout passing fuel from said body portion to a vehicle, said body portion including a fuel flow control member for allowing or preventing fuel from passing through said body portion and said spout to the vehicle; (b) said spout having an end that is adapted to be inserted into a fuel tank of a vehicle, said end having a lower portion that is closest to the ground when said spout is inserted into the fuel tank of the vehicle, said end further having an upper portion that is further from the ground than said lower portion when said spout is inserted into the fuel tank of the vehicle; and, (c) a fuel collector for collecting fuel remaining in said body portion and said spout after said fuel flow control member shuts-off the flow of fuel through said body portion and said spout, said fuel collector having an inclined surface extending between said upper potion of said end of said spout and said lower portion of said end of said spout to allow fuel collected in said fuel collector when the vehicle is being refueled to drain into the fuel tank after said flow control member prevents fuel from passing through said body portion and said spout but prior to removal of said spout from the fuel tank of the vehicle.