Patent ID: 8714212

Claim:
A fuel tank including a nozzle retention device, comprising: a fuel tank that defines an interior; a tube secured to said fuel tank with a majority of said tube positioned within said interior of said fuel tank, said tube formed as a single, unitary structure and including a continuous side wall that defines an interior of said tube, said side wall defining a fluid flow path through said interior of said tube and into said fuel tank; said continuous side wall including a rigid raised region extending circumferentially around said side wall and radially inwardly into said interior of said tube, said raised region formed integral with said side wall of said tube and forming a nozzle retention device, said raised region of said side wall positioned within said interior of said fuel tank; and an anti-siphon device positioned completely within said interior of said tube, completely within said interior of said fuel tank, and secured against said continuous side wall downstream from said raised region.