AUTOMOTIVE FUEL FILLER SPILLAGE PROTECTOR

DISPOSITIF DE PROTECTION CONTRE LES DEBORDEMENTS, POUR RESERVOIR D'ESSENCE D'AUTOMOBILE

English Abstract

A device made of a protective
gasoline and oil resilient material that fits
to any automotive vehicle fuel filler to
prevent fuel spillage from contacting with
the quarter panel during pumping. The
device is designed using a concave
shape which protrudes away from the
vehicle.

Claims

CLAIMS CLAIMS (cont.)
I claim:
1. An automotive fuel filler spillage d. the unit is designed to fold from the
protector comprising of: bottom up inside the fuel filler cavity and
behind the fuel filler door and secured to
a. oil byprociuct resilient material with, the filler cap, by the use of a strap located
at the bottom open end of the protector.
b. a concave shape design which allows
spillage to be captured and directed away 2. The invention as defined in claim 1 can
from the vehicies outer surface through be detached and reattached at the users
an opening at the bottom edge of the will.
protector.
3. The invention as defined in claim 1 can
c. a hole ioeated at the top of the invention be made of oil resilient material or other
fits securely around the fuel filler neck material suitable to meet fun~,1ions.
~,e~ing a seal.

Description

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PATENT: AUTOMOTIVE FUEL FILLER SPILLAGE PROTECTOR

Brief Description of the Drawin~
A better understanding of the
present invention's features, advantages,
and applications will be had upon
reference of the following detailed
description, when read in conjunction with
the accompanying drawings, wherein like
re~erence characters refer to like parts
throughout the several views, and in
which:
SPECIFICATIONS FIG.1 is a isometric view of the
spillage protector according to the first
SL.~ a. " of Invention embodiment of the invention.
The objective of the present FIG.2 is a isometric view of the
invention is to provide a protective gas spillage p~leclor according to the
and oil resistant material that fts to any embodiment of the invention in the
vehicles fuel filler and conveniently folds functional posHion on the automobile.
down and protrudes beyond the quarter
panel. This allows fuel spillage to run FIG.3 is a partial section side view
down the material instead of the vehicle of the spillage proteclor according to the
finished surface. en)bodi,nent of the inventions in the
The invention is forrned in such a functional position on the automobile.
way as to allow the material to curve up
on three sides (top, left and right sides). De1 !~ec' Description of a rl~fi "~-1
There is a hole at the top end which f~s L.,bo~ l of the Present Invo.~tio,~over the vehicles fuel filler. The material
folds out from the vehicle, allowing any The protective material 6 illustrated
fuel spillage to run down the material to in FIG. 1,2 and 3 is formed to allow the
the ground via the invention's open end. material to curve up on the left 1, top 2,
This avoids fuel spillage contact with the and right 3 sides creating a concavevehicle. design 9.
The bottom end is also designed with a There is a hole 7 at the top end 2
strap. When the person is finished which fits securely over the vehicles fuel
pumping fuel, the device folds up in half filler 12. Iocated in the fuel filler cavHy
and the strap is placed over the fuel cap 11(see FIG.1 and 2)
and is secured when the fuel filler door is There is a half inch binding 4
cbsed. surrounding the protective material 6
providing a finished surface reinforcing the
Backqround of the l~ ticn concave shape. (see FIG.1~ This binding
4 also provides a strap 5 which is used to
the invention relates to the fuel secure the invention in place over the fuel
filling of an au~,-,Qb;'e. Up until now there cap 13 when the fuel filler door 10 is
has been no device to protect a vehicles closed and the unH is not in use. (see
~i"ished quarter panel surface against fuel FIG.3)
spillage. Gasoline and other oil products The lower end of the invention 8 is
are notorious ~or dis c ~' ~ . ing and open to allow all spillage 15 to flow away
de~erior~ti"g a painted surface. from the vehicle surface 14. (see FIG.2 )

Representative Drawing