Patent ID: 6913046
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: B67D,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fuel dispenser for delivering fuel to a vehicle, comprising: a housing; a shear valve located in a horizontal plane and coupled in between a fuel supply conduit located internal to said housing and a branch conduit wherein said fuel supply conduit receives fuel from said branch conduit; and a shear valve assembly comprising at least two members connected to said housing wherein one of said members is located in a plane in or above the horizontal plane and wherein the other of said members is located in a plane in or below the horizontal plane, and wherein and at least one shear fastener connects said at least two members to each other such that said at least one shear fastener is also located in a plane that crosses the horizontal plant wherein the energy from an impact to said housing is directed into said shear fastener.