Carburetor

Claim 1

A CARBURETOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SAID CARBURETOR COMPRISING A BODY FORMED WITH AN AIR AND FUEL MIXTURE CONDUIT ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF SAID ENGINE, A FUEL BOWL, MEANS FOR REMOVABLY FIXING THE BOWL TO SAID CARBURETOR BODY, SID BODY INCLUDING A PORTION EXTENDING INTO SAID FUEL BOWL AND HAVING A FUEL PASSAGE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FUEL BOWL AND SAID MIXTURE CONDUIT, A THROTTLE MOVABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID MIXTURE CONDUIT, SAID FUEL PASSAGE WITHIN SAID BODY PORTION INCLUDING A FUEL WELL, A FITTING HAVING A RESTRICTED ORIFICE THERETHROUGH OPENING INTO SAID FUEL BOWL AND FIXED TO SAID BODY PORTION BETWEEN SAID FUEL BOWL AND SAID FUEL WELL, A METERING ROD WITHIN SAID FUEL WELL AND HAVING ONE END THEREOF FORMED WITH A VARYING THICKNESS AND POSITIONED FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH SAID RESTRICTED ORIFICE, MEANS FOR LIMPARTING RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT TO SAID METERING ROD END INCLUDING A RETAINER FORMED WITH A FLEXIBLE WALL DEFINING AN OPENING FOR RECEIVING THE OTHER END OF SAID METERING ROD, SAID OPENING BEING SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE DIAMETER OF SAID ROD, MEANS ON SAID ROD FOR RECEIVING A PORTION OF SAID FLEXIBLE WALL FOR PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT OF THE LATTER, SAID ONE METERING ROD END EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ORIFICE INTO SAID FUEL BOWL WHEREBY SAID METERING ROD CAN BE GRIPPED FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT IN SAID RETAINER UPON REMOVAL OF SAID FUEL BOWL.