Patent ID: 7188645
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A fueling assembly for a fuel tank of an engine driven welder, said engine driven welder including a housing having a top region with a tube access opening, and a fuel tank which supplies fuel to an engine, at least a majority of said fuel tank positioned in a lower half of said housing; said fueling assembly including a filler tube, a fuel level monitor and a grommet, said filler tube including a bottom portion, top portion and a top fill section connected to the top portion, at least a portion of said top fill section extending above said tube access opening, said bottom portion of said filler tube having a cross-sectional area that is greater that any region in said top portion, said fuel level monitor including a fuel level sensor position in said fuel tank, said filler tube or combinations thereof, said fuel level monitor including a fuel level indicator positioned on a portion of said housing to enable an operator to simultaneously view said fuel level indicator and an opening in said top fill section during filling of said fuel tank, said grommet at least partially sealing said tube access opening to inhibit fluids entering an interior of said housing, said grommet including a tube opening that allows at least a portion of said top fill section to extend through and above said tube opening, said fuel level indicator spaced from said grommet.