Weldable mount for a venting apparatus for a fuel tank

A vent apparatus (10) adapted to be coupled to a fuel tank comprises a valve housing (14) made from non-weldable plastics material and formed to include a cylindrical sleeve (26), a top wall (20) and a venting outlet (22). The cylindrical sleeve (26) defines an interior region. The top wall (20) is coupled to the sleeve (26) and formed to include an aperture (23) and an annular flange (27) having an interior forming a channel (28) adapted to face the fuel tank. The venting outlet (22) is coupled to the top wall (22) at the aperture (23) and is provided to conduct fuel and fuel vapour from the interior of the cylindrical sleeve (26) to another destination outside the valve housing (14). A valve (21) is positioned to lie in the interior region of the sleeve (26) and is formed to move to open and close the aperture (23). A tank mount (12) is made from weldable plastics material. The mount is formed to be received within the channel of the flange of the top wall to cause the flange to completely surround the tank mount. The tank mount (12) has a bottom surface adapted to be weldably coupled to the fuel tank to support the valve housing within a mounting aperture formed in the fuel tank.