Abstract: Automobile radiator cap assembly particularly suited to automobiles with coolant recovery systems in which coolant is blown through a venting duct in radiator filler neck. The cap assembly comprises a cap to fit over the upper end of the filler neck, a spring loaded primary element to seal against a ledge at the bottom of the filler neck, and a secondary sealing element having a cylindrical skirt portion extending internally within the filler neck and an annular flange portion projecting between the rim of the filler neck and the cap. A circumferential bead on the skirt engages the wall of the filler neck to provide a circumferential seal within the filler neck above the vent passage and the annular flange is clamped against the rim of the filler neck to provide a further seal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 2, 1979
Date of Patent:
December 30, 1980
Assignee:
A.S. Daly Nominees Pty. Ltd.
Inventors:
Andrew S. Daly, Peter R. May, George E. Braines