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Air cleaner attaching means

Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1961-12-01
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1981-12-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul M Clayton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:07
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L37/00; F16L37/24; F16L37/244; F16L37/252; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/02; F02M35/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
IN COMBINATION, AN AIR INLET MEANS HAVING WALLS DEFINING AN AIR PASSAGE, A LEDGE FORMED AT ONE END OF SAID AIR INLET MEANS, AT LEAST TWO APPERTURES FORMED IN THE WALLS OF AID AIR INLET MEANS, A BAIL DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST TWO FLEXIBLE LEGS, EACH OF SAID FLEXIBLE LEGS COMPRISING SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT PORTIONS EXTENDING ALONG THE AXIS OF SAID AIR INLET MEANS, SAID LEGS EACH TERMINATING IN A PRONG THAT EXTENDS INTO ONE OF SAID APERTURES, EACH OF SAID FLEXIBLE LEGS FURTHER HAVING A RE-ENTRANT OFFSET PORTION FORMING A SHOULDER, SAID SHOULDER BEING DISPOSED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LEDGE WHEN SAID PRONGS ARE IN SAID APERTURES FOR LOCATING SAID BAIL DEVICE RELATIVE TO SAID AIR INLET MEANS, RESILIENT MEANS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REENTRANT PORTIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE LEGS FOR URGING SAID PRONGS INTO SAID APERTURES AND SAID SHOULDERS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LEDGE, CONDUIT MEANS CO-AXIALLY DISPOSED OVER SAID AIR INLET MEANS, ADJUSTABLE MEANS SECURING SAID BAIL TO A PORTION OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS, AND SUPPORT MEANS TO RESTRAIN MOVEMENT OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID AIR INLET MEANS UPPN ADJUSTMENT OF SAID ADJUSTABLE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
IN COMBINATION, AN AIR INLET MEANS HAVING WALLS DEFINING AN AIR PASSAGE, A LEDGE FORMED AT ONE END OF SAID AIR INLET MEANS, AT LEAST TWO APPERTURES FORMED IN THE WALLS OF AID AIR INLET MEANS, A BAIL DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST TWO FLEXIBLE LEGS, EACH OF SAID FLEXIBLE LEGS COMPRISING SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT PORTIONS EXTENDING ALONG THE AXIS OF SAID AIR INLET MEANS, SAID LEGS EACH TERMINATING IN A PRONG THAT EXTENDS INTO ONE OF SAID APERTURES, EACH OF SAID FLEXIBLE LEGS FURTHER HAVING A RE-ENTRANT OFFSET PORTION FORMING A SHOULDER, SAID SHOULDER BEING DISPOSED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LEDGE WHEN SAID PRONGS ARE IN SAID APERTURES FOR LOCATING SAID BAIL DEVICE RELATIVE TO SAID AIR INLET MEANS, RESILIENT MEANS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REENTRANT PORTIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE LEGS FOR URGING SAID PRONGS INTO SAID APERTURES AND SAID SHOULDERS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LEDGE, CONDUIT MEANS CO-AXIALLY DISPOSED OVER SAID AIR INLET MEANS, ADJUSTABLE MEANS SECURING SAID BAIL TO A PORTION OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS, AND SUPPORT MEANS TO RESTRAIN MOVEMENT OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID AIR INLET MEANS UPPN ADJUSTMENT OF SAID ADJUSTABLE MEANS.

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