Fuel tank isolation valve

- Eaton Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a fuel tank isolation valve in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top right rear perspective view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom left front perspective view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing portions of the fuel tank isolation valve form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for fuel tank isolation valve, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D750746
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 23, 2015
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 2016
Assignee: Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Raymond Bruce McLauchlan (Macomb Township, MI), Vaughn Kevin Mills (Chelsea, MI), Ronald Earl Sexton (South Lyon, MI), Steven Lee Ambrose (Farmington Hills, MI), Robert Dean Keller (Davisburg, MI), Daniel Lee Pifer (Chelsea, MI)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Application Number: 29/521,331
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Valve Or Body Therefor (D23/233)