Fuel filler door release system

Claim 1

A fuel filler door release system for a vehicle for use in connection with a fuel filler door covering a fuel opening and having a latch holding the door in closed position, comprising a release device adapted to be mounted within the vehicle, said release device comprising a housing including a housing part adapted to be fixed within the vehicle, said housing including a conduit part, means releasably connecting said conduit part to said housing part, a sleeve, said housing including a tubular portion through which said sleeve extends, a fastener engaging said sleeve for holding said housing part in position on the vehicle, a plunger having one end extending through an opening in the sleeve, a flange, and another portion extending within the housing part, a first strand, means for releasably connecting the first strand to the plunger, a second strand, said second strand extending through the conduit part of the housing, means releasably connecting said second strand to said plunger, means yieldingly urging said plunger axially of said housing toward said housing part, a third strand, means releasably connecting said third strand to said plunger, said housing including an opening through which said third strand extends, such that the release device is mounted in the vehicle and the first strand connected to the latch, the second strand is connected to an operating handle in the vehicle and the third strand extends to another portion of the vehicle remote from the operating handle, such as the trunk of the vehicle.