Patent ID: 8286802

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a fuel filter housing defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a fuel filter, a side wall of the fuel filter housing defining a regulator passageway in fluid communication with the fuel filter cavity, the regulator passageway downstream of the fuel filter cavity, at least a portion of a centerline defined by the regulator passageway is offset from a centerline defined by the fuel filter cavity, a first portion of the fuel filter housing including a flange configured to be coupled to a fuel tank such that a surface of the flange is outside of the fuel tank, a second portion of the fuel filter housing configured to be disposed within the fuel tank, the second portion of the fuel filter housing including an inlet connector configured to fluidically couple the fuel filter cavity to a fuel pump; and a cover configured to be removably coupled to the first portion of the fuel filter housing, the cover defining an outlet passageway, the outlet passageway configured to fluidically couple the fuel filter cavity to a fuel outlet line; and a regulator configured to be coupled to the fuel filter housing in fluid communication with the regulator passageway.