Patent ID: 7647955

Claim:
A filler pipe assembly, comprising; a holder member secured to an inner wall of a filler pipe, the holder member having an outer profile of a circular cross section substantially conforming to an inner peripheral wall of the filler pipe and an inner profile defining a bore of a circular cross section eccentric to the outer profile thereof; a resilient seal member retained by a peripheral wall of the bore and configured to engage an outer periphery of a filler nozzle; a relief valve provided in a part of the holder member defined between the outer profile thereof and the bore owing to an eccentricity of the bore relative to the outer profile; and a metallic tubular bracket fixedly attached to an inner wall of the filler pipe, the bracket comprising a first radially inwardly directed flange formed on a fuel tank end thereof, the first radially inwardly directed flange supporting a bottom end of the holder member.