Patent ID: 7146730

Claim:
A method of mounting a pass-through on a plastic fuel tank comprising: forming an access opening in the wall of the tank, the access opening having an edge; disposing a locking ring over the access opening and attaching the ring to the exterior of the tank, the locking ring having an undercut surface; providing a pass-through with a resilient sealing ring thereon; disposing at least one ratcheting surface on one of the pass-through and the locking ring and at least one pawl on the other of the pass-through and the locking ring; disposing a portion of the pass-through in the access opening and locating the sealing ring on the edge of the access opening; and, securing the pass-through against the undercut surface of the locking ring by twist locking the pass-through in the locking ring and preventing twisting in a reverse direction and retaining the sealing ring against the edge of the access opening.