Patent ID: 6969463

Claim:
A fuel filter assembly comprising; a housing ( 12 ) having a peripheral wall ( 14 ) with an interior and an exterior and extending between an inlet end ( 16 ) and an outlet end ( 18 ), said housing ( 12 ) including an inlet connector ( 20 ) integral with and extending from said inlet end ( 16 ) of said housing ( 12 ) to a distal end ( 22 ) and an outlet connector ( 24 ) integral with and extending from said outlet end ( 18 ) of said housing ( 12 ) to a distal end ( 26 ), said housing ( 12 ) comprising an electrically non-conductive material, a layer ( 28 ) of electrically conductive material extending from said distal end ( 22 ) of said inlet connector ( 20 ) to said distal end ( 26 ) of said outlet connector ( 24 ) for conducting electrical charges completely through said housing ( 12 ) from distal end ( 22 ) to distal end ( 26 ), said housing ( 12 ) including a filter support ( 30 ) extending inwardly from said outlet end ( 18 ) to a rim ( 32 ) and defining a passage ( 34 ) aligned with said outlet connector ( 24 ), and a second layer ( 50 ) sandwiched between said housing ( 12 ) and said conductive layer ( 28 ) and defining an extension ( 52 ) of said rim ( 32 ), said housing ( 12 ) being thicker than said conductive layer ( 28 ) and thicker than said second layer ( 50 ).