Off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly

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Description

The design is a draw and return tube fuel assembly that is used in a commercial vehicle fuel tank. A left hand version is used in a left hand fuel tank on the commercial vehicle and a right hand version is used in a right hand fuel tank on the commercial vehicle. The left hand version and the right hand version of the draw and return tube fuel assembly are mirror images of one another. The design claimed in this design patent covers both left hand and right hand versions of the draw and return tube fuel assembly even though only one version is shown for ease of illustration.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly looking downwardly toward the front of the assembly.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly looking downwardly toward the rear of the assembly.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly.

The broken line showing is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an off-center draw and return tube fuel assembly, as shown as described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D598986
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 2009
Inventor: Evan Waymire (Clackamas, OR)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Ingrid McTaggart
Application Number: 29/310,570
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pipe, Tubing Or Hose (D23/266)