Patent ID: 8528526

Claim:
A vapor vent assembly, comprising: a hinge pin bracket with an elongate float guide member adjacent one end and a spring retention member adjacent an opposite end with a through opening and a pair of laterally spaced support arms having snap retention features between the ends; a float slidably disposed on the float guide member; a spring having opposite ends with one end being retained by the spring retention member on the hinge pin bracket; a valve needle; and a float bracket having a spring retention member adjacent one end configured to retain another end of the spring and a float retention member adjacent an opposite end configured to retain the float in an assembled state and to operably support the valve needle for opening and closing the through passage and having a locking member extending transversely between the spring retention member and the float retention member, the locking member being configured for locked, snapping engagement with the snap retention features on the hinge pin bracket to maintain the assembly in an assembled state.