Patent ID: 7367325

Claim:
A fuel feed apparatus provided to a fuel tank, the fuel feed apparatus comprising: a lid member that plugs an opening of the fuel tank; a pump module that is accommodated in the fuel tank for pumping fuel in the fuel tank to an outside of the fuel tank; and an electric connector that is provided to the lid member, wherein the electric connector includes a plurality of terminals each electrically connecting with the pump module, the terminals being located outside the fuel tank with respect to the lid member, the electric connector includes a plurality of sheaths, each partially covering a respective terminal on a side of the pump module, and each sheath having an outer periphery that is substantially surrounded by a recess, and wherein at least two adjacent sheaths are spaced apart by said recess, each sheath has an end on an opposite side of the pump module, the recess extends from the end of each sheath toward the pump module, and the recess is adapted to accumulate moisture that intrudes into the electric connector from an outside of the fuel tank, the electric connector includes an inner wall that compartments the electric connector, and two of the plurality of terminals interpose the inner wall therebetween, the inner wall is integrally formed with the plurality of sheaths, and the inner wall and the plurality of sheaths support the plurality of terminals.