Patent ID: 8490661

Claim:
A filler neck for a fuel tank, comprising: an outer tube attached to the fuel tank through which fuel is discharged into the fuel tank during a refueling event; and an insert carried by the outer tube and having a passage adapted to receive a refueling nozzle during a refueling event, a first barrier having an inner set of a plurality of generally axially extending and resilient fingers with an elongate slot between the fingers of the inner set of fingers with the inner set of fingers constructed to engage a refueling nozzle inserted in the passage and having one or more gaps through which fluid may flow between the refueling nozzle and first barrier, and a second barrier having an outer set of a plurality of generally axially extending and flexible fingers overlapping at least a portion of the slots between the fingers of the inner set of fingers and a portion of the two fingers next to each slot and constructed to engage the inner set of fingers at least upon insertion of a refueling nozzle into the passage and the inner set of fingers to reduce the size of the gaps when the inner set of fingers of the first barrier is engaged with a refueling nozzle.