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Document Number
US Patent 6516964
Issued Date
February 11, 2003
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In a fuel tank (1) with a plug which is to be opened, in particular, during maintenance work, a plugging part (6) is fastened in a trough-like depression (2) of the wall of the fuel tank (1) by means of a nut (7). The nut (7) has a thread (9) intended for tapping into a bead (5) of the fuel tank (1). As a result, the fuel tank (1) can be manufactured particularly cost-effectively from geometrically simple parts.
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Owner
Mannesmann VDO AG (Frankfurt am Main,DE)
Published
February 11, 2003
Application Number
09/722,874
Filed
November 27, 2000
US Classification
220/4.14   220/258.1 220/288 220/304 220/327
Int'l Classification
B60K   15/03   (20060101)  
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Priority Data
Nov 27, 1999 [DE] 199 57 253
USPTO Field of Search
220/562   220/582   220/4.13   220/4.14   220/4.15   220/601   220/625   220/661   220/676   220/692   220/693   220/327   220/328   220/288   220/258.1   220/278   220/266  
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