Patent ID: 6178999
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B67D,Y10T

Abstract:
A fuel supply adapter for pumping fuel out of a fuel can through a fuel pump, the fuel can having a bottom and a pouring neck, the pouring neck having an inner surface and an outer surface, the adapter comprising:a generally cylindrical body insertable inside the pouring neck of the fuel can, said cylindrical body having a U-shaped cross-section defining a hollow top portion and a closed bottom portion having a predetermined thickness, said adapter having an outer surface provided with means for engagement with the inner surface of the pouring neck;connecting means extending through the closed bottom portion, having a top extremity for connecting the adapter to the fuel pump, the top extremity projecting inside the top portion, and a lower extremity projecting from the closed bottom portion inside the fuel can when the adapter is inserted inside the pouring neck thereof; anda supply tube connectable to the lower extremity of the connecting means and having a length sufficient to reach the bottom of the fuel can when the adapter is inserted inside the pouring neck thereof.