Patent ID: 7178512
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: F02M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fuel system of a marine vessel, comprising: a fuel container configured to contain liquid fuel and to contain an ullage above the level of the liquid fuel; a fuel pump in said fuel container and having an inlet port and an outlet port; a hose disposed within said fuel container, said hose having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end being connected in fluid communication with said outlet port of said fuel pump, said hose having first, second, and third serially connected portions, said first portion extending from said inlet end of said hose to said second portion and receiving liquid fuel from said outlet port of said fuel pump, said second portion extending from said first portion to said third portion, said third portion extending from said second portion to said outlet end of said hose and supplying liquid fuel to said fuel container, such that liquid fuel flows serially from said first portion then to said second portion then to said third portion, said second portion being in said ullage; and an opening formed through said second portion of said hose, said opening providing fluid communication between a first region within a cavity of said hose and a second region proximate an outside surface of said hose.