Patent ID: 7491328
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A fuel sampler/strainer assembly for receiving a specimen of the fuel tank contents of a fuel tank and returning the specimen to the fuel tank, said fuel tank of a type having either a ball and spring drain valve or a pet cock drain valve, said fuel sampler/strainer comprising: a) a housing formed of fuel resistant material, comprising: a transparent elongated main body, a fuel receiving portion at an upper end thereof, and a fuel exiting portion also at said upper end thereof non-concentrically spaced from said fuel receiving portion, said elongated main body having a closed lower end, wherein b) a solid rod removably attachable at a first end to said receptacle of said fuel receiving portion and extending along a central axis of said fuel receiving portion and beyond the upper end edge of said fuel receiving portion so as to engage and manipulate a ball and spring drain valve at a second end of said rod, when such a ball and spring drain valve is utilized; c) a first protective cap for fitting over said fuel receiving portion for containing evaporative fumes while the fuel sampler/strainer assembly is being stowed; and, d) a second protective cap for fitting over said fuel exiting portion and for protecting said screen and containing evaporative fumes when the fuel sampler/strainer assembly is being stowed, wherein said fuel receiving portion comprises drain tube gripping flaps for supporting the fuel sampler/strainer on a remotely actuated sump drain tube.