Patent ID: 7040361
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing nozzle activation lever lock for use with a dispensing nozzle having a handle portion, a trigger guard, and a pump activation lever, said dispensing nozzle activation lever lock comprising: an engagement body; a first engagement arm disposed on a first end of said engagement body, said first engagement arm sized and shaped to extend on either side of said trigger guard; a second engagement arm disposed on a second end of said engagement body opposite said first engagement arm along a longitudinal axis of said engagement body, such that said first and said second engagement arms are spaced far enough from another to hold said activation lever in an engaged position when said first and said second engagement arms are disposed said handle portion, said pump activation lever, and said trigger guard, said second engagement arm sized and shaped to extend across the width of a bottom of said activation lever; and a slot disposed within said engagement body between said first and said second engagement arms, said slot having a length, a width and an inner perimeter sized and shaped to substantially conform to the shape of and surround an entire perimeter of an external ridge of a fuel cap when received within said slot wherein said length of said slot is disposed along a transverse axis of said engagement body and is longer than said width.