Patent ID: 7690692

Claim:
Fuel port structure of a fuel pump, the fuel port structure comprising: a fuel port having a periphery, an internal portion defining a fuel passage, and a free end, an electrically conductive grounding structure having a first portion disposed at least partially within the fuel passage and a second portion extending from the free end, and a fuel delivery tube coupled to the periphery of the fuel port at the free end thereof, the fuel delivery tube having an electrically conductive portion in contact with the second portion of the grounding structure to provide a discharge path for static electricity created when fuel flows through the fuel passage, wherein the fuel passage is generally annular, the first portion of the grounding structure being of generally cylindrical shape, the second portion being an annular rim bending over the free end of the fuel port so as to cover a portion of the periphery thereof, and wherein the grounding structure is in press-fit engagement with the fuel port.