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Fuel pump lever holding member
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-03-28
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Granted: 1989-03-14
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Expires: 2008-03-28
Abstract
Abstract A fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding system includes a strip of flexible material having hook and loop material attached to each side thereof and sized to extend around a fuel pump nozzle handle and lever when the lever is actuated to fill the tank of a vehicle. The flexible material has hook material on one side thereof and loop material on the other side thereof so that one side can be hooked to the other to hold a fuel pump lever in an actuated position. A piece of hook and loop material is attached to the vehicle inside the gas compartment door adjacent the filling tube opening for attaching the strip of flexible material and another piece of hook and loop material can be attached to the vehicle fuel tank filling tube cap for attaching to the piece of hook and loop material attached to the vehicle adjacent the fuel tank filling tube so that the cap can be held adjacent the filling tube during the filling operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Salvador N. Giha
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:24
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D7/00; B67D7/06; B67D7/42; B67D7/44; B67D7/50; B60; B60K; B60K15/00; B60K15/03; B60K15/04; B60S; B60S5/00; B60S5/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/33; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20582; Y10T74/2063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding member for holding a fuel pump nozzle handle while filling a vehicle fuel tank through the vehicle fuel tank filling tube comprising: in combination a vehicle having a fuel tank and filling tube and a strip of flexible material having hook and loop material attached to each side thereof and sized to extend around a fuel pump nozzle handle and lever when the lever is actuated while filling said vehicle fuel tank, said strip of flexible material having hook material on one side thereof and loop material on the other side thereof whereby one side can be hooked to the other to hold a fuel pump lever in an actuated position; means to store said strip of flexible material adjacent said vehicle fuel tank filling tube, whereby the fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding member is kept handy for filling the vehicle with fuel; and said means to store said strip of flexible material adjacent said vehicle fuel tank filling tube having a piece of hook and loop material attached to the vehicle adjacent the fuel tank filling tube to hold said strip of flexible material during storage between fuel tank fills.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding member for holding a fuel pump nozzle handle while filling a vehicle fuel tank through the vehicle fuel tank filling tube comprising: in combination a vehicle having a fuel tank and filling tube and a strip of flexible material having hook and loop material attached to each side thereof and sized to extend around a fuel pump nozzle handle and lever when the lever is actuated while filling said vehicle fuel tank, said strip of flexible material having hook material on one side thereof and loop material on the other side thereof whereby one side can be hooked to the other to hold a fuel pump lever in an actuated position; means to store said strip of flexible material adjacent said vehicle fuel tank filling tube, whereby the fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding member is kept handy for filling the vehicle with fuel; and said means to store said strip of flexible material adjacent said vehicle fuel tank filling tube having a piece of hook and loop material attached to the vehicle adjacent the fuel tank filling tube to hold said strip of flexible material during storage between fuel tank fills.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding member in accordance with claim 1 in which said strip of flexible material has hook material covering one side thereof and said loop material covering at least a portion of the other side thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding member in accordance with claim 1 including a vehicle fuel tank filling tube cap having piece of hook and loop material attached thereto for attaching said cap to said piece hook and loop material attached to said vehicle during the filling of said vehicle fuel tank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A fuel pump nozzle handle lever holding member in accordance with claim 1 including a vehicle fuel tank filling tube cap in which said second piece of hook and loop material is attached to said vehicle for holding said vehicle fuel tank filling tube cap while filling said vehicle's fuel tank.
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