Patent ID: 7806456
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A vehicle fueling safety apparatus for a vehicle having a vehicle selector lever for selecting a gear position for the vehicle, a fuel filler cap attached with a fuel filler pipe, and a fuel filler lid for providing access to the fuel filler cap, the vehicle fueling safety apparatus comprising: a fuel filler lid enabling lever connected with the vehicle selector lever for detecting a position of the vehicle selector lever; a first cable attached with the fuel filler lid enabling lever and the fuel filler lid, such that the fuel filler lid enabling lever is operatively connected with the fuel filler lid through the first cable to control operation of the fuel filler lid, such that the fuel filler lid can only be opened when the vehicle selector lever is in a park position; a first vehicle selector lever locking key operatively connected with the vehicle selector lever for disabling the vehicle selector lever, such that the vehicle selector lever cannot move from a park position when disabled by the first vehicle selector lever locking key; a vehicle selector lever enabling lever attached with the fuel filler cap for controlling operation of the fuel filler cap; and a second cable attached with the first vehicle selector lever locking key and the vehicle selector lever enabling lever, such that when the fuel filler cap is opened, the vehicle selector lever is disabled by the first vehicle selector lever locking key and cannot move from a park position.