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Standard automatic shut-off fuel servicing nozzle

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-29
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1983-03-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward J Slattery

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:29
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D7/00; B67D7/06; B67D7/42; B67D7/44; B67D7/46; B67D7/48; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7758; Y10T137/7762

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
AN AUTOMATIC FILLING NOZZLE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUIDS INTO A CONTAINER COMPRISING: A BODY PORTION HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PASSAGEWAY FORMED THEREIN; A CENTRALLY DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL MAIN VALVE CHAMBER HAVING A MAIN VALVE SEAT AT ITS LOWER END FORMED IN SAID BODY PORTION; A SPOUT PORTION LEADING ANGULARLY DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BODY PORTION BEYOND SAID MAIN VALVE SEAT HAVING A PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH, SAID PASSAGEWAYS IN SAID BODY PORTION AND SPOUT PORTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID MAIN VALVE CHAMBER FORMING A SINGLE PASSAGEWAY FOR THE DELIVERY OF FLUID THROUGH SAID FILLING NOZZLE; A VALVE CAGE FIXEDLY SUPPORTED IN SAID MAIN VALVE CHAMBER; A CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER FORMED IN A LOWER FOOT PORTION OF SAID CAGE; A VERTICALLY MOVABLE MAIN VALVE CLOSELY FITTED IN SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID MAIN VALVE SEAT; MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID MAIN VALVE WITH RESPECT TO ITS SEAT; A BODY VENTURI LOCATED IN SAID HORIZONTAL PASSAGE OF SAID BODY PORTION UPSTREAM OF SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
AN AUTOMATIC FILLING NOZZLE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUIDS INTO A CONTAINER COMPRISING: A BODY PORTION HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PASSAGEWAY FORMED THEREIN; A CENTRALLY DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL MAIN VALVE CHAMBER HAVING A MAIN VALVE SEAT AT ITS LOWER END FORMED IN SAID BODY PORTION; A SPOUT PORTION LEADING ANGULARLY DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BODY PORTION BEYOND SAID MAIN VALVE SEAT HAVING A PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH, SAID PASSAGEWAYS IN SAID BODY PORTION AND SPOUT PORTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID MAIN VALVE CHAMBER FORMING A SINGLE PASSAGEWAY FOR THE DELIVERY OF FLUID THROUGH SAID FILLING NOZZLE; A VALVE CAGE FIXEDLY SUPPORTED IN SAID MAIN VALVE CHAMBER; A CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER FORMED IN A LOWER FOOT PORTION OF SAID CAGE; A VERTICALLY MOVABLE MAIN VALVE CLOSELY FITTED IN SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID MAIN VALVE SEAT; MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID MAIN VALVE WITH RESPECT TO ITS SEAT; A BODY VENTURI LOCATED IN SAID HORIZONTAL PASSAGE OF SAID BODY PORTION UPSTREAM OF SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER;

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