Abstract: A fuel container includes sealed vessel having a pivoting spout assembly and fill nozzle assembly and a locking assembly. The container provides storage and dispensing of fuels without a user having to manually remove any caps. The spout assembly pivots closed and automatically seals when not in use. An air vent is built into the locking assembly to allow air to enter the vessel only during filling or dispensing, thereby effectively containing fumes within.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a full open position of a closure member of a motor vehicle that articulates between an open position and a closed position includes a left pinch sensor coupled to the left side of the closure member for sensing a pinch condition on the left side of the closure member and generating a corresponding pinch signal. A right pinch sensor is coupled to the right side of the closure member for sensing a pinch condition on the right side of the closure member and generating a corresponding pinch signal. Left and right gas springs are coupled respectively to the left and right sides of the closure member for assisting in articulating the closure member and each of the gas struts has an extension at an end thereof for compressing their corresponding pinch sensor when the closure member is at its full open position.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a full open position of a closure member of a motor vehicle that articulates between an open position and a closed position includes a left pinch sensor coupled to the left side of the closure member for sensing a pinch condition on the left side of the closure member and generating a corresponding pinch signal. A right pinch sensor is coupled to the right side of the closure member for sensing a pinch condition on the right side of the closure member and generating a corresponding pinch signal. Left and right gas springs are coupled respectively to the left and right sides of the closure member for assisting in articulating the closure member and each of the gas struts has an extension at an end thereof for compressing their corresponding pinch sensor when the closure member is at its full open position.

Abstract: A combination pinch/temperature sensor for a closure member of a motor vehicle includes a first and second pinch sensing element coupled thereto. The first pinch sensing element is coupled to one of the left side and right side of the closure member for sensing a pinch condition on the corresponding side of the closure member and generating a corresponding pinch signal. The second pinch sensing element is in electrical communication with the first pinch sensing element and is coupled to the other one of the left side and right side of the closure member for sensing a pinch condition on the other side of the closure member and generating a corresponding pinch signal. Furthermore, one of the first and second pinch sensing elements also senses an ambient temperature outside the motor vehicle and generates an ambient temperature signal for use in controlling the closure member in extreme ambient temperature conditions.