Patent ID: 6863315

Claim:
A fuel system component comprising a body portion and a flange member, said body portion having an internal passageway, said flange member attached to an end of said body portion, said flange member having a width adapted to permit securing said fuel system component to another fuel system component by bonding, said flange member having a closed wall, said wall having an internal surface, said internal surface of said wall defining an internal aperture having an axis, said wall having an external surface, said wall having first and second ends, said first end of said wall fixed to said body portion, wherein said internal aperture and said internal passageway are in registry, and wherein said wall is made from material selected from the group consisting of: (a) multi-layer polymeric thermo-formable materials including at least one outer layer adjacent said external surface, at least one inner layer adjacent said internal surface and at least one layer of EVOH located between said outer and inner layers, and said layers extend in a direction parallel to said axis from said first end to said second end circumferentially around said internal aperture, and (b) pellet blends of nylon copolymers with adhesives.