Patent ID: 6669043
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B60K,F02M

Abstract:
A pass-through device for a polymeric fuel tank having internalized components accessible through a main opening, the pass-through device comprising:a main body having an upper surface and a lower surface said main body having an outer diameter smaller than the diameter of said main opening; a mounting plate comprising a circular member defining a plurality of openings, a recess and a circumferential cap, the mounting plate having an outer diameter larger than said diameter of said main opening, a portion of the mounting plate extending beyond the outer diameter of said main body to define a circumferential ridge in conjunction with said main body; said main body further defining an axially extending raised portion sized to fit within said recess, said raised portion having a groove and said circumferential cap defining at least one projecting lip, said groove and said projecting lip interacting to retain said mounting plate adjacent said main body; and at least one communicative passageway extending from said upper surface, completely through said main body and said mounting plate; whereby said pass-through device can be secured to the polymeric fuel tank by welding around said circumferential ridge.