Patent ID: 7268301

Claim:
A lid of a fuel tank, comprising: a lid body constructed of a molded plastic for fitting in an opening formed in a wall of the fuel tank, the lid body having a first portion that is exposed to the interior of the fuel tank when the lid is put in the opening of the wall, a second portion that is projected laterally from a major portion of the lid body over a peripheral area of the opening of the wall when the lid is put in the opening of the wall and includes an annular flange portion and an integrally formed side bracket portion which projects radially outward from the annular flange portion, and a third portion positioned opposite to the first potion so as to be exposed to an outside of the fuel tank when the lid is put in the opening of the wall; a wiring embedded, molded within and extending in the lid body, the wiring having a first end exposed to the outside of the lid body from the first portion of the lid body and a second end exposed to the outside of the lid body from the second portion of the lid body, the second end of the wiring extending laterally to the side bracket portion through the annular flange portion; a connector for connecting the first end of the wiring to a wire harness extending from an electric device installed in the fuel tank; and a plug housing to the side bracket portion of the second portion, the plug housing having therin terminal elements that are connected to the second end of the wiring.