Patent ID: 6866299
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: B67D,F16L

Abstract:
1. A slurpie hose connection for use with a fuel dispensing nozzle and fuel dispensing hose, said connection comprising two parts, said parts comprising a nozzle segment and a hose connecting segment, said nozzle segment comprising a first cylindrical portion, said first cylindrical portion having an opening extending therethrough, a first support provided upon the first cylindrical portion for use for supporting said portion within the nozzle handle, a retainer fastening said first support within a nozzle handle, said first support having a vapor passage provided therethrough; said hose connecting segment having a second cylindrical portion, said second cylindrical portion having an opening provided therethrough and through which the fuel flows to the nozzle, a second support holding the second cylindrical portion within the hose connecting segment, said second support and said second cylindrical portion having a full slurpie passage provided therethrough, such that when the nozzle segment and the hose connecting segment are connected, the slurpie passage functions to provide for removal of residue fuel from a low point of the vapor passage of the fuel dispensing hose, a part of said second cylindrical portion disposed for fluidic sealing within a part of the first cylindrical portion, to allow for passage of the fuel therethrough and through the nozzle, and said first and second supports having openings therethrough to allow for return of the vapors therethrough for passage to storage.