The fuel intake device is provided that is mounted within a base portion of a
vehicle and is pivotal from a closed position to an open position. While in the
closed position, the fuel intake passage to the fuel tank is sealed. While in the
open position, the fuel intake passage is able to receive fuel from a fuel nozzle.
The fuel intake device can be combined with a condensation capture apparatus that
provides multiple coils in communication with a fume tube. The coils are cooled
during fueling by the fuel passing around them from their placement inside the
fuel intake pipe and act to condense fuel fumes into fuel for return to the fuel
tank as the fumes rise toward the fume tube. The fuel intake device can also include
a pressurization and depressurization valve.
