FUEL SURGE ARRESTOR

摘要

A fuel surge arrestor can include a funnel shaped to fit within a fuel fill receptacle of a craft. The funnel can have a nozzle opening for accepting a fuel fill nozzle. A vent can be located at a top opening of the funnel. The vent can include a plurality of baffles that enable airflow within the vent while deterring heavy vapors and liquids from exiting the vent during a fuel surge.

主权项

1. A fuel surge arrestor, comprising:
a funnel having a stem insertable in a fuel fill receptacle and a funnel wall; a sleeve removably couplable about the stem and having an external diameter for establishing a seal with the fuel fill receptacle; a nozzle opening in the funnel wall for accepting a fuel fill nozzle; a vent including a vent wall defining a pathway fluidly connected to the funnel adjacent the funnel wall; at least one baffle extending from the vent wall at an angle generally towards the funnel to partially occlude the pathway; and an additional sleeve removably couplable about the funnel for replacing the sleeve, wherein an external diameter of the additional sleeve is different than the external diameter of the sleeve.