Linear fuel level gauge means

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A FLOAT ASSEMBLY FOR A LINEAR FUEL LEVEL GAUGE COMPRISING, AN ELBOW SHAPED TUBULAR FUEL INTAKE PROBE OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL HAVING AN INTAKE FILTER ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, A MOUNTING FLANGE ADJACENT THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF AND AN ELECTRICAL INSULATION COVERING ALONG AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION THEREOF, A RESISTANCE WIRE SPIRALLY CARRIED OVER SAID INSULATION COVERING, AN ELONGATED INSULATING MEMBER EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OVER SAID RESISTANCE WIRE, A STRIP OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FITTED OVER SAID ELONGATED INSULATION MEMBER, AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID RESISTANCE WIRE AND SAID TUBULAR PROBE, AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR SAID STRIP OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL TERMINAL IN A TERMINAL CARRIED BY SAID MOUNTING FLANGE, AN ELECTRICAL GROUND CONNECTION FOR SAID TUBULAR PROBE AND A FLOAT MEMBER MOVABLE ALONG THAT PORTION OF SAID TUBULAR PROBE WHICH CARRIES SAID RESISTANCE WIRE CARRYING AN ANNULAR SPIRAL SPRING CONTACT MEMBER OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL IN ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH SAID RESISTANCE WIRE AND SAID STRIP OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT BRIDGE THEREBETWEEN.