Improved portable fuel container

摘要

#$%^&*AU2020204083A120200709.pdf#####C:UsersplwAppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsINetCacheContent.OutlookXISM2KMZSpeification as fild.DOC-l8/06/2020 ABSTRACT A portable fuel container, the fuel container including: a tank; a spout located on an upper part of the tank for permitting fluid to be placed into and poured from the tank, the spout having a sealing surface and an internal screw thread having more than one convolution of thread; and a cap assembly for closing the spout, the cap assembly including a cap body, a plug body and a sealing element, wherein the plug body includes an external screw thread which can mesh with the screw thread of the spout and the cap body is mounted on the plug body for relative rotation via clutch means, the arrangement being such that a user can grip the cap body and rotate it in a first sense so that threads of the plug body and spout mesh whereby the sealing element is brought into sealing engagement with the sealing surface with a predetermined degree of compression and further rotation of the cap body causes operation of the clutch means so that the cap body rotates relative to the plug body whereby said predetermined degree of compression of the sealing element is maintained, and the clutch means is such that rotation of the cap body by the user in a second sense, opposite to the first sense, enables the cap body and plug body to be rotated in unison for removal of the cap assembly from the spout, wherein the cap assembly does not include a vent or pressure relief valve.1/12 6 10 FIG 1 1 6 2 10 FIG 2 FIG 3