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An anti-spill fuel fill door overlies a fuel fill line access opening in a panel on a body of a vehicle. The door is pivotable between a closed position covering the access opening and an open position, in which the door is located beneath the access opening. The fuel fill door has a fuel catching r

An anti-spill fuel fill door overlies a fuel fill line access opening in a panel on a body of a vehicle. The door is pivotable between a closed position covering the access opening and an open position, in which the door is located beneath the access opening. The fuel fill door has a fuel catching reservoir such as a tray that catches fuel spilled during the delivery of fuel when the tray is in the open position. When the door is pivoted to the closed position, the spilled fuel drains from the fuel catching tray behind the panel on the body.

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[ I claim:] [1.] In a vehicle having a fuel fill line with a fuel receiving opening through which fuel is delivered for use by the vehicle, the vehicle having at least one step for use during entry and egress from the vehicle, the fuel receiving opening being positioned above said at least one step,

[ I claim:] [1.] In a vehicle having a fuel fill line with a fuel receiving opening through which fuel is delivered for use by the vehicle, the vehicle having at least one step for use during entry and egress from the vehicle, the fuel receiving opening being positioned above said at least one step, a fuel spill catching assembly comprising:a fuel catching tray coupled to the vehicle and movable to a fuel catching position beneath the fuel receiving opening;the fuel catching tray including a fuel holding reservoir positioned beneath the fuel receiving opening when the fuel catching tray is in the fuel catching position so as to catch fuel which spills during delivery of fuel to the fuel fill line; andthe fuel catching tray being movable to a fuel dumping position in which the fuel holding reservoir is tilted to dump fuel from the fuel reservoir following the delivery of fuel to the fuel fill line;and wherein the fuel tray, when the fuel tray is in the fuel spill catching position, extends at least partially over said at least one step to catch spilled fuel that otherwise would fall onto said at least one step.