US 12,085,216 B2
Multi-use fuel filler tube
Kristopher Jon Jorgenson, Argyle, MN (US); and Darin Dwayne Jacobson, Newfolden, MN (US)
Assigned to Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/674,750.
Prior Publication US 2023/0258287 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. F16L 9/12 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 9/12 (2013.01) [B60K 2015/03032 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03493 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel tube for engagement with a wall of a fuel tank comprising:
a single-piece tube wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a channel, the tube wall having an inner end for engagement with the wall of the fuel tank and an outer end for engagement with at least two types of fuel caps;
a first thread formed on the inner surface of the tube wall near the outer end of the tube wall, the first thread for engaging a fuel cap of a first type, the first thread extending inwardly from the inner surface;
a second thread formed on the outer surface of the tube wall near the outer end of the tube wall, the second thread for engaging a fuel cap of a second type, the second thread extending outwardly from the outer surface; and
a first flange and a second flange extending generally radially outwardly from and encircling the tube wall at the inner end of the channel, the first and second flanges being for engagement with the fuel tank wall with one of first flange and second flange for engagement with an inner surface of the fuel tank wall and another of first flange and second flange for engagement with an outer surface of the fuel tank wall.