Patent ID: 6148849
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: F02D,F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety system in a vehicular fuel line installation, comprising:a fuel tank for storing a quantity of fuel;an engine remote from the fuel tank;delivery and return lines extending between the tank and the engine;a pump operatively associated with the delivery line to feed fuel from the tank to the engine;a safety valve in the delivery line at the pump for automatically closing in the event of an accident;a safety valve in the delivery line at the engine;a safety valve in the return line at the engine;a safety valve in the return line at the tank;a fuel filter in the delivery line;a safety valve in the delivery line at each of an inlet side and an outlet side of the fuel filter;a first flexible hose section in the delivery line;a safety valve at each opposite end of the first flexible hose section;a second flexible hose section in the return line; anda safety valve at each opposite end of the second flexible hose section.