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A fuel spillage containment device is disclosed which is user-friendly and may be mounted to the hull of a boat beneath the fuel vent of the boat for collecting fuel spillage during refueling in a single handed operation. The device may be released and removed from the boat in the same single handed

A fuel spillage containment device is disclosed which is user-friendly and may be mounted to the hull of a boat beneath the fuel vent of the boat for collecting fuel spillage during refueling in a single handed operation. The device may be released and removed from the boat in the same single handed operation in a reliable manner that assures that fuel spillage is prevented from the collector of the device even when nearly full of fuel. The device includes a frame which carries spaced suction cups for affixation to the hull having a release mechanism for releasing the suction cups. The frame is affixed to the collector in a balanced configuration with respect to operation of said handle and release mechanism by means of flexible connector arms which may be bent to a desired position to assure the collector is properly mounted beneath the fuel vent for collecting fuel spillage.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel vent containment device which is user friendly for mounting to a hull of an associated watercraft beneath a fuel vent for collecting fuel spillage during refueling of said watercraft comprising:a collector adapted for attachment to the watercraft hull for collectin

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel vent containment device which is user friendly for mounting to a hull of an associated watercraft beneath a fuel vent for collecting fuel spillage during refueling of said watercraft comprising:a collector adapted for attachment to the watercraft hull for collecting and containing fuel spillage from said fuel vent during refueling, said collector having an open top adapted for receiving the fuel spillage from the fuel vent of the watercraft;a frame connected to the collector for carrying said collector in a proper position beneath said fuel vent;a plurality of laterally spaced suction cups carried by said frame for securing said frame and collector to said hull with the collector properly positioned beneath said fuel vent;a suction release mechanism carried by said frame for releasing the suction of said suction cups when applied against said hull of said watercraft so that said collector may be reliably removed from said hull without fuel spillage;an actuator for actuating said suction release mechanism by a user; andsaid frame including a handle which may be manually grasped by a first hand of said user, and said actuator including an actuator member which can be simultaneously grasped by said first hand of said user while grasping said handle in a manner that said release mechanism may be actuated and said collector removed in a manual single handed operation for smooth removal of said collector from the watercraft hull generally without spillage of the fuel from said open top of said collector.