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The invention relates to a fuel tank presenting a tank body having a neck about an axis, the neck being extended by a region of section smaller than that of the neck, a plate, and a nut screwed onto the neck of the tank, an annular housing for a gasket being defined by a top edge of the neck, a bott

The invention relates to a fuel tank presenting a tank body having a neck about an axis, the neck being extended by a region of section smaller than that of the neck, a plate, and a nut screwed onto the neck of the tank, an annular housing for a gasket being defined by a top edge of the neck, a bottom edge of the plate, an outer cylindrical plate of the annular region, and an inner cylindrical face of the nut, the gasket having a top edge, a bottom edge, an outer edge, and an inner edge, and the tank being made of plastics material. In section, the gasket has a profile that is elongate parallel to said axis.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A fuel tank presenting a tank body having a neck about an axis, the neck being extended by an annular region of section smaller than that of the neck, a plate having a bottom surface, and a nut screwed onto the neck of the tank, the nut comprising an internally threaded sleeve and a

[ I claim:] [1.] A fuel tank presenting a tank body having a neck about an axis, the neck being extended by an annular region of section smaller than that of the neck, a plate having a bottom surface, and a nut screwed onto the neck of the tank, the nut comprising an internally threaded sleeve and an annular, radially inwardly extending flange from the top of said sleeve, an annular housing for a gasket being defined by a top edge of the neck, a bottom edge of the plate, an outer cylindrical face of the annular region, and an inner cylindrical face of the nut, the gasket having a top edge, a bottom edge, an outer edge, and an inner edge, a surface of the flange of the nut cooperating with a surface of the plate to apply a bottom surface of the plate on the top edge of the gasket to compress the gasket in the direction of said axis, said bottom surface extending over said annular region, the gasket in its entirely being contained radially outwardly of said annular region, and the tank being made of plastic material, wherein the gasket in its undeformed state has, in section, a profile that is elongate parallel to said axis.