Patent ID: 7878170

Claim:
A mounting arrangement for mounting an LPG tank containing both liquid phase and gas phase LPG therein on an internal combustion engine of the type adapted to be fueled by the gas phase of the LPG and in which the internal combustion engine powers a predetermined device and in which the LPG tank has a discharge valve of the type having a spring biased poppet biasing the poppet into the closed position thereof to prevent the release of either gas phase or liquid phase LPG from the LPG tank, comprising, in combination: a mounting plug coupled to the discharge valve and said mounting plug having: a probe for engaging the poppet of the discharge valve of the LPG tank to unseat the poppet against spring bias; whereby liquid phase LPG is converted to gas phase LPG in passage by the poppet; and, walls defining a gas flow passage for receiving the gas phase LPG from the discharge valve; a clamping nut coupled to the mounting plug and having walls defining a gas phase storage volume in gas flow communication with said gas flow passage of said probe of mounting plug; a discharge valve heating portion of a mounting bracket clamped between said mounting plug and said clamping nut for transmitting heat and vibration to the regions containing said discharge valve to prevent the gas phase LPG from freezing and converting to the solid phase LPG; a gas phase transmitting tube coupled to said clamping nut for receiving said gas phase LPG from said gas phase storage volume of said clamping nut and allowing flow of said gas; phase LPG therethrough; a gas phase LPG pressure regulator for receiving gas phase LPG from said gas phase transmitting tube for regulating the pressure of said gas phase LPG to the value required for operation of the internal combustion engine; a chokeless carburetor for receiving gas phase LPG from said pressure regulator and mixing said gas phase LPG with ambient air in preselected proportions, and transmitting said mixture of gas phase LPG and ambient air to said internal combustion engine.