Carburetor

Claim 1

A CARBURETOR FOR SUPPLYING MOTIVE FLUID TO AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, SAID CARBURETOR COMPRISING A MAIN CARBURETOR BODY HAVING AN AIR PASSAGE WITH A VENTURI THEREIN, A THROTTLE PLATE POSITIONED BELOW SAID VENTURI, IDLE AND MAIN FUEL PASSAGES EXTENDING FROM ONE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID CARBURETOR BODY TO IDLE AND MAIN FUEL DISCHARGE PORTS, RESPECTIVELY, LOCATED IN SAID AIR PASSAGE, A SEPARATE FUEL RESERVOIR HAVING IDLE AND MAIN FUEL PASSGES SUPPLIED THROUGH JETS LOCATED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF SAID RESERVOIR AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY TO AN OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FUEL RESERVOIR SO AS TO BE ALIGNABLE WITH SAID PASSAGES IN SAID CARBURETOR BODY, A PAIR OF BOSSES FORMED ON SAID OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FUEL RESERVOIR HAVING SAID PASSAGES, AND MEANS FOR SECURING SAID FUEL RESERVOIR TO SAID CARBURETOR BODY WITH SAID PASSAGES IN ALIGNMENT, SAID MEANS BEING DISPOSED ABOVE THE NORMAL FUEL LEVEL IN SAID FUEL RESERVOIR AND INCLUDING SEALING ELEMENTS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME THICKNESS ASD SAID BOSSES SO AS TO MAINTAIN AN AIR SPACE BETWEEN SAID CARBURETOR BODY AND SAID FUEL RESERVOIR AFTER ASSEMBLY THEREOF.