Patent ID: 8727173

Claim:
A baffle system for guiding fuel stored within a fuel tank, the baffle system comprising: a first baffle wall formed from first inner, intermediate, and outer portions, the first inner portion extending from the first intermediate portion, and the first outer portion extending from the first intermediate portion, an angle at the juncture of the first outer and intermediate portions being between approximately 120 degrees and 150 degrees; a second baffle wall formed from second inner, intermediate, and outer portions, the second inner portion extending from the second intermediate portion, and the second outer portion extending from the second intermediate portion, an angle at the juncture of the second outer and intermediate portions being between approximately 120 degrees and 150 degrees; wherein the first and second baffles walls form a partially-closed volume with the first and second inner and intermediate portions, the partially-closed volume being configured to retain fuel guided into the volume by the first and second outer portions; wherein the first inner portion includes a first protrusion extending therefrom and contacting the second intermediate portion, and wherein the second inner portion includes a second protrusion ending therefrom and contacting the first intermediate portion.