Patent ID: 7416087

Claim:
A method for supplying fuel to a fuel tank of an engine-driven device using a portable fuel container having a removable cap, the method comprising: removing the cap from the container; screwing a threaded outlet spout of a filter through an opening in the cap such that the filter is secured to the cap and an exposed end portion of the outlet spout extends beyond the cap opening; screwing a hose coupling onto the exposed end portion of the outlet spout; introducing fuel into the fuel container; placing the cap onto the container such that a filter element of the filter is disposed in the container; connecting a discharge hose to the hose coupling; opening a vent in the container to allow atmospheric air to enter the container through the vent to facilitate the flow of the fuel from the container, and introducing fuel from the container into the fuel tank via the discharge hose such that the fuel flowing from the container is filtered by the filter element by inverting the container and allowing fuel in the container to flow under gravity through the filter and the discharge hose.