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Fuel tank for motor bike

Assignee: Microsound Inc
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Filing: 1964-04-20
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1984-04-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward J Kirby

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 20:57
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K11/00; B62K11/02; B62K11/04; B62K11/06; B62K11/08; B62J; B62J1/00; B62J1/12; B62M; B62M7/00; B62M7/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
IN A FUEL TANK FOR A MOTOR BIKE INCLUDING A FRAME HAVING A TUBULAR SEAT POST SECTION, A TUBULAR BASE SECTION JOINED AT A REARWARD END THEREOF TO A LOWER END OF SAID SEAT POST SECTION, AND A SEAT MOUNTED ON THE UPPER END OF SAID SEAT POST SECTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING THE HOLLOW INTERIORS OF SAID SECTIONS, A PERFORATED BAFFLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FLOW APERTURES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LOWER END OF THE SEAT POST SECTION AT SAID REARWARD END OF THE BASE SECTION AND WITHIN THE REGION DEFINED BY THE JUNCTION OF SAID SECTIONS, THE UPPER END OF SAID SEAT POST SECTION COMPRISING A FILLER NECK OF THE TANK, A REMOVABLE CAP FOR SAID NECK, A VENT RELIEF VALVE OPERATIVELY MOUNTED ON SAID FILLER NECK NEAR SAID MOVABLE CAP WHEREBY TO ADMIT AIR AS THE FUEL STORED IN THE TANK IS DRAWN THEREFROM BY SAID ENGINE, AND A PIVOT CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND SAID SEAT POST SECTION WHEREBY SAID SEAT IS TILTABLE FROM A POSITION OVERLYING AND CAP TO A POSITION CLEAR OF SAID CAP WHEN THE TANK IS TO BE FILLED, AND A VENT TUBE EXTENDING THROUGH THE SEAT POST SECTION FROM A LOCATION ADJACENT SAID VENT RELIEF VALVE THENCE THROUGH THE BASE SECTION TO A LOCATION AT THE FORWARD END OF SAID BASE SECTION WHEREBY TO VENT TRAPPED AIR AND GASES DURING FILLING OF SAID TANK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
IN A FUEL TANK FOR A MOTOR BIKE INCLUDING A FRAME HAVING A TUBULAR SEAT POST SECTION, A TUBULAR BASE SECTION JOINED AT A REARWARD END THEREOF TO A LOWER END OF SAID SEAT POST SECTION, AND A SEAT MOUNTED ON THE UPPER END OF SAID SEAT POST SECTION, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING THE HOLLOW INTERIORS OF SAID SECTIONS, A PERFORATED BAFFLE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF FLOW APERTURES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LOWER END OF THE SEAT POST SECTION AT SAID REARWARD END OF THE BASE SECTION AND WITHIN THE REGION DEFINED BY THE JUNCTION OF SAID SECTIONS, THE UPPER END OF SAID SEAT POST SECTION COMPRISING A FILLER NECK OF THE TANK, A REMOVABLE CAP FOR SAID NECK, A VENT RELIEF VALVE OPERATIVELY MOUNTED ON SAID FILLER NECK NEAR SAID MOVABLE CAP WHEREBY TO ADMIT AIR AS THE FUEL STORED IN THE TANK IS DRAWN THEREFROM BY SAID ENGINE, AND A PIVOT CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SEAT AND SAID SEAT POST SECTION WHEREBY SAID SEAT IS TILTABLE FROM A POSITION OVERLYING AND CAP TO A POSITION CLEAR OF SAID CAP WHEN THE TANK IS TO BE FILLED, AND A VENT TUBE EXTENDING THROUGH THE SEAT POST SECTION FROM A LOCATION ADJACENT SAID VENT RELIEF VALVE THENCE THROUGH THE BASE SECTION TO A LOCATION AT THE FORWARD END OF SAID BASE SECTION WHEREBY TO VENT TRAPPED AIR AND GASES DURING FILLING OF SAID TANK.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-29 1970-02-28 1970-08-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-29 1974-02-28 1974-08-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-29 1978-02-28 1978-08-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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