Patent ID: 6889732

Claim:
A vapor recovery spout for a portable container, the spout being insertable in a fuel tank opening and including: an inner sleeve member attached to the container and defining a fuel flow passage, the inner sleeve having an outward end portion that defines an outlet port for the fuel flow passage, a sliding sleeve member mounted for axial sliding movement on the inner sleeve member, from a normal extended position to a retracted position in response to insertion of the spout into the opening, the sliding sleeve member having a radially extending annular seal to seal the opening when the spout is inserted, vapor recovery passage means in the spout, the passage means having an inlet at the outward end of the spout and an outlet in the container, the sliding sleeve member being adapted to close the outlet port and the inlet of the vapor recovery passage means when in its normal extended position and to open the outlet port and the inlet for the vapor recovery passage when in its retracted position, and spring means biasing the sliding sleeve member to its normal extended position, characterized in that the vapor recovery passage means comprises axially extending passageways defined between the exterior surface of the inner sleeve member and the interior surface of the sliding sleeve member.