Cap assembly for a fuel tank in a motor vehicle

摘要

A fuel cap assembly 10 includes a fuel cap 14 rotatably mounted on one end 28 of a tether 16 which has a second end 36 rigidly secured to a motor vehicle 12. The tether 16 is sufficiently stiff to suspend the gas cap away from the vehicle panel 26 when the cap is disengaged from the spout 18.