Patent ID: 7341047

Claim:
A vehicle fuel tank assembly, comprising: a fuel tank having a fuel pump receiving opening and at least one retaining member; a fuel pump housing disposed in the fuel pump receiving opening such that a portion of the fuel pump housing is exposed; a removable mounting ring securing the fuel pump housing to the fuel tank, the mounting ring being rotatable between an installation orientation and a retained orientation, the mounting ring having at least one slot dimensioned such that the retaining member of the fuel tank extends through the slot of the mounting ring, the retaining member of the fuel tank and the mounting ring being configured and arranged to operably engage one another to retain the mounting ring in the retained orientation; at least one attachment member having a cover attachment portion and a ring attachment portion that is retained in the slot of the mounting ring; and a fuel pump cover connected to the cover attachment portion of the attachment member to substantially cover at least the exposed portion of the fuel pump housing.