US 12,092,484 B1
Tank and tank probe assembly and method of making same
Matthew A. Thompson, White Pigeon, MI (US)
Assigned to Peak Plastics, LLC, Constantine, MI (US)
Filed by Peak Plastics, LLC, Constantine, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/436,804.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/509,366, filed on Jun. 21, 2023.
Int. Cl. G01D 11/24 (2006.01)
CPC G01D 11/245 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
2. A probe assembly for a tank, said probe assembly comprising:
a probe having a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end, said probe including an enlarged head at said distal end; and
a seal being formed from a plastic material and being mounted about said shaft adjacent said enlarged head, said seal having a hollow cylindrical body with a distal end and a proximal end, said seal further having a flange extending radially outward at said proximal end of said hollow cylindrical body spaced from said enlarged head, and said cylindrical body having a uniform wall thickness extending from said proximal end to said flange, wherein said shaft has a threaded section, an unthreaded section, and a knurled section, said threaded section extending from said proximal end of said shaft and terminating at said unthreaded section, said unthreaded section extending between said threaded section and said knurled section.