preventmisfuelling - Key Cap Rightfuel

KEY CAP - A SMALL SOLUTION TO A HUGE PROBLEM

Key-Cap has been recently developed by a Swiss company and has been awarded the Gold Medal by the Automobile Club of Switzerland (ACS) at the latest International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva 2010.

It replaces the existing filler cap, and thanks to safety latches, prevents you from putting a petrol nozzle into a wider diesel filler neck. On the other hand, the system enables easy access to the diesel fuel nozzle with the right diameter.

This applies to Europe and many countries worldwide, where the petrol fuel nozzle has a 21 mm diameter and the diesel fuel nozzle a standard 25 mm diameter, i.e. Standard EN 13012.

Key-Cap is a reliable, efficient and money-saving SWISS MADE product which is assembled by a Swiss based non-profit organization employing disabled persons.

Depending on the make and on the model of your vehicle, two different types of Key-Cap are available; Cap to screw (several turns) or Cap to turn (1/4 turn).

BENEFITS

Once fitted to your filler neck, Key-Cap becomes your permanent reliable protection against misfueling. You can definitively lose your fear of ever misfueling again!

No need to use your existing fuel cap as Key-Cap has an reliable integrated flap which automatically closes the aperture after refueling. This system is directly inspired by the Formula 1 races.

Because unscrewing and screwing of the fuel cap is no longer needed, Key-Cap guarantees fast & easy refuelling.

No need to worry about getting your hands dirty or forgetting the cap after filling up!


HISTORY

The design of Key-Cap has been created by Fabrice de Gol, garage owner in St. Maurice, who has been regularly confronted with breakdowns due to misfueling. A solution had to be found.

He presented the idea to his brother, Patrice de Gol, mechanical engineer, who very enthusiastically embarked on finding a technical solution. He created a cap that remains locked when using the “unleaded petrol” gun (small diameter), but opens with the diesel gun (larger diameter).

With this reliable solution, it is no longer possible to fill a car tank with the wrong fuel. Furthermore, this cap is leakproof and screwed onto the tank, so no need to unscrew it at every fill.

Key-Cap has been awarded the ACS (Automobile Club Suisse) Prize, the public Prize & the Gold Medal with special congratulations from the Jury of the 38th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2010.

Key-Cap complies with the Swiss Made regulations and European Community standards.


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