Patent ID: 7775777

Claim:
A fuel pump provided for installation inside a fuel container, comprising an adapter that connects the fuel pump to a section of a feed line located inside the fuel container and leading to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, and a latching connection for retaining the adapter on a connection piece of the fuel pump, wherein latching means of the latching connection and release means for actuating the latching means are produced integrally with the adapter, and the release means can be moved by hand from a position in which the adapter is latched to the connection piece to a position in which the adapter is released from the connection piece, wherein the adapter has a vertical member for connection to the connection piece and a horizontal member for connection to the feed line, wherein the horizontal member extends completely across the vertical member to form a T-shape with the vertical member, with a non-return valve located at a first portion of the horizontal member extending beyond the vertical member in a first direction, and a pressure-limiting valve located at a second portion of the horizontal member extending beyond the vertical member in a second direction opposite the first direction, and wherein a cap is secured to the end of the horizontal member extending in the second direction, the cap forming a portion of the pressure-limiting valve.