Patent ID: 7191795

Claim:
A venting valve arrangement for a vessel for holding a liquid and including a fuel tank for a work apparatus driven by an internal combustion engine, the vessel defining an interior space and the venting valve arrangement comprising: a collar formed on said vessel; a valve housing; said valve housing including a base body and a valve cover; a pressure compensation channel connecting said interior space of said vessel to the ambient; a valve plate mounted in said valve housing for controlling said pressure compensation channel; a valve cover cap for holding said valve cover on said base body and for engaging over said valve cover; said valve cover cap having an attachment shoulder defining a free end having an outer diameter (A) and said valve cover cap being fixed to said base body via said attachment shoulder; said attachment shoulder having an inner side whereat said attachment shoulder is held form-tight on said base body of said valve housing; said attachment shoulder having a free end engaging into said collar so as to cause said collar to overlap said free end of said attachment shoulder over a pregiven axial length (L); and, said collar having an inner diameter (I) which is only slightly greater than said outer diameter (A) of said free end of said attachment shoulder so that a loosening or separation of the attachment between said base body and said free end of said attachment shoulder is reliably prevented.