Patent ID: 6983868

Claim:
A fuel container for storage and dispensing of liquid fuels, the fuel container comprising: (a) a container; (b) a spout having a cross-sectional shape, a first end of said spout being operatively attached to and open to the container; (c) a funnel fitted to a second end of said spout; (d) a valve comprising: a stopper being shaped to fit the cross-sectional shape of the spout and oriented to fill the cross-section of the spout when in a closed position, and rotated so as to not fill the cross-section of the spout when in an open position; a thumb tab operatively attached to the stopper such that, when the thumb tab is rotated about an axis, the stopper pivots between the open and closed positions; a hinge on which the stopper pivots; and an elastic member providing a force to hold the stopper in a closed position, said force being countered by a user when pivoting the stopper to its open position.