An anti-siphon device 12 comprising an inlet portion 14 configured to engage a first portion 10a of a fuel conduit, an outlet portion 16 configured to engage a second portion 10b of the fuel conduit, and an anti-siphon portion. The anti-siphon device 12 defines a flow passage configured to permit fluid flow between the inlet portion 14 and the outlet portion 16. The anti-siphon portion comprises an obstruction configured to inhibit the passage of a siphon tube through the anti-siphon device. Preferably the obstruction comprises three panels or formations 32 extending between opposite side portions, wherein said formations 32 are parallel to each other, are spaced apart both in the vertical and horizontal direction, and lie in the same plane. The inlet portion 14 and outlet portion 16 could be separate parts, and could be connected via an external threaded section 24 and an internal threaded section 26. Barbs 22 may be used for connection to the fuel conduit 10.
Anti-siphon device
2018-01-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |
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