Patent ID: 6482321
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B01D,F02M

Abstract:
A suction head for the end of a flexible fuel line (6) in a fuel tank (1) of a portable, manually-guided implement, comprising:a cup-shaped housing (7) of polymeric material, wherein an outer surface of said housing is provided with cutouts (11); a filter mesh (12) for covering said cutouts (11); a cap (10) for closing off said housing (7), wherein said cap is provided with a connector (9) that communicates with an interior of said cap (10) and serves for connection to an end of a fuel line (6); and a rod-shaped weight member (30) disposed in said interior of said housing (7), wherein said weight member essentially extends over the length of said housing (7) from a base (14) thereof to said cap (10), wherein a first end (31) of said weight member (30), which first end faces said base (14) of said housing (7), is provided with a plate-shaped base (32) that is disposed against said base (14) of said housing (7), wherein said base (32) of said weight member (30) is embedded in polymeric material of said base (14) of said housing (7), and wherein a second end (34) of said weight member (30) is disposed against said cap (10).