Patent ID: 6338362
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A PSI valve assembly for a fuel tank fill tube comprising:a tubular housing having an interior and an exterior, said housing being positioned in series with the fuel tank fill tube, said housing having a wall extending across said housing adjacent one end of said housing, said wall having a through opening, a flapper valve movable between a closed position in which said flapper valve overlies and closes said wall opening, and an open position in which said flapper valve is positioned away from said wall opening to permit fuel flow through said wall opening, means for resiliently urging said flapper valve toward said closed position, and means contained entirely within an interior of said housing for mounting said flapper valve to said housing, wherein said PSI valve mounting means comprises at least one channel formed on said interior of said housing, a valve holder, said flapper valve being pivotally mounted to said valve holder between said open and said closed position, said valve holder being slidably received in said housing channel, and means for securing said valve holder to said housing at a predetermined position relative to said housing.