Patent ID: 8851101

Claim:
A siphon mechanism comprising: a) a siphon body having an open top, and open bottom having a cylindrical bore, and an open interior said siphon body having a tapered shoulder formed therein about said open bottom; b) an outlet hose, removably attached to said open top of said siphon body and extending outwardly therefrom; c) a plug, slidably installed in said siphon body, such that said plug freely moves therein, said plug having a tapered base, a cylindrical center portion having a diameter, and a neck portion having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical center portion, said neck portion extending upwards from said cylindrical center portion, said neck portion further having a uniform circumferential flat top, and further wherein the plug is seated within the cylindrical bore of said open bottom when in a resting position; d) a single wire stop, positioned within the open interior of said siphon body and extending horizontally across the interior of said siphon body at a place near the top of said siphon body; and e) an adapter, attached to said outlet hose for use with gas tank fill tubes in vehicles, wherein said adapter has an inlet end having a first diameter and an outlet end having a second diameter different in diameter than the first diameter.