Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel additive bottle for compatibility with capless fuel tank
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Application No.: US14680728Application Date: 2015-04-07
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Publication No.: US09694532B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: John Samuel McKenzie , Nicholas Emile Stanca , Bernard Kwame Asante
- Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
- Current Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: Blue Filament Law PLLC
- Agent Avery N. Goldstein
- Main IPC: B29C49/20
- IPC: B29C49/20 ; B29C49/04 ; B29C49/06 ; B29C49/08 ; B65D1/02 ; B67D7/02 ; B29K67/00 ; B29L31/00

Abstract:
A bottle for dispensing fluids into a capless filler system, the bottle configured with an elongated smooth neck designed for insertion into a capless filler opening to actuate and displace one or more flapper seals when emptying the fluid into the capless filler. The bottle is sealed with a cap with a first set of screw threads that engages the neck at a top portion with a second set of screw threads on an interior surface of the top portion of the neck. The cap can be a child proof cap. The bottle can be made of plastic that is clear or opaque.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150298384A1 FUEL ADDITIVE BOTTLE FOR COMPATIBILITY WITH CAPLESS FUEL TANK Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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