Marine fuel tank pollution control apparatus

Patent · Tue Jul 20 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6183836

Hargest, T S

An apparatus is described for controlling polluting discharges of fuel from the fuel tank of a marine craft that is powered by an internal combustion engine, that has a vent line connecting the fuel tank to a vent which communicates to the atmosphere, and that has an electric power source, the pollution control apparatus comprising: (a) means for preventing fuel from the fuel tank from being transmitted directly to the vent, said fuel transmission preventing means having an inlet that communicates with the fuel tank via the vent line, said fuel transmission preventing means having an outlet that communicates with the vent via the vent line; (b) means for detecting fuel in said fuel transmission preventing means, said fuel detecting means being disposed in said fuel transmission preventing means; and (c) means for signaling the detection of fuel in said fuel transmission preventing means, said fuel detection signaling means being connected to said fuel detecting means, wherein said fuel detecting means includes: (d) a hollow elongated fuel guide tube disposed within said fuel transmission preventing means, on end of said guide tube being open and disposed in communication with said inlet of said fuel transmission preventing means; and (e) a float member disposed slidably within said guide tube.

• Assignee: IMS; EDB-93-109038
• Patent Number(s): US 5229766; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-734261
• OSTI ID: 6183836
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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