Abstract: A vehicle fueling safety system, device and method precludes inadvertent premature departure of a vehicle from a fueling station having a fuel dispenser, as a result of an action by an inattentive or distracted driver of the vehicle during an ongoing fueling operation by placing a visual warning indicator in the line-of-sight of the driver when the driver is in a driving position in the vehicle during the ongoing fueling operation. The indicator reminds the driver not to move the vehicle until the indicator is removed, indicating that fueling is complete and it is safe to move the vehicle. A further feature places the indicator at an inactive location remote from the line-of-sight, when not in use, and a disabling arrangement is responsive to such placement for disabling the fuel dispenser to preclude the dispensing of fuel when the indicator is at the inactive location.

Abstract: A fuel tank assembly contains a supply of volatile fuel in a collapsible container having a highly compliant wall movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration so as to follow and conform closely to the supply of volatile fuel within the container as the fuel is withdrawn from and replenished in the supply, the wall having a composite construction including a fluid filler material contained within a highly flexible envelope such that the composite construction of the wall enables expansion of the container toward the expanded configuration in response to the replenishment of fuel in the container to conform to and contain the supply of volatile fuel, and enables collapse of the container in response to the withdrawal of fuel from the container, toward the collapsed configuration, with the wall continuously and closely conforming to the supply of fuel within the container as fuel is withdrawn from and replenished within the container, thereby deterring the formation of fuel vapor with