Fuel Supply Can Adapter

Abstract

In most marine applications, an outboard boat motor is supplied fuel through a hose from an on-board fuel tank. Once the tank is near empty, it must be refilled to continue operation, a process that normally involves an additional fuel holding cell (such as a jerrycan or other fuel carrying cell). Refilling the boat's tank can often take place on rough open waters, meaning the pouring of fuel from a can into the tank can be a messy, potentially dangerous process. This invention allows for the safe usage of a standard fuel carrying container as a primary or overflow fuel source, by adapting the spout of the can into a format that is accepted by most outboard motor hardware configurations. It can be connected with minimal effort within a few minutes, filters fuel while it is being supplied, and bypasses the need for can-to-tank transfers.

Claims

1. For use in fuel carrying cans that have pouring necks, an adapter comprising of a cylindrical bung that fits snugly inside the necks of fuel carrying cans that allows for fuel passage through the center and includes a fuel filtering mechanism housed inside said bung.

2. An adapter as defined in claim 1 including having a check valve connected to the inlet end of the flexible fuel inlet hose to prevent fuel backtracking and to provide an adequate mass to overcome any buoyancy of the inlet hose end to keep it below the fuel level.

Description

[0017] This invention should be considered as limited only by the scope of the appended claims, and not specifically by the details contained solely in the preceding description.