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US3264804A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Oil bath air cleaner

Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1963-07-19
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1983-07-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph E Sendelbach

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 15:49
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M35/00; F02M35/02; F02M35/026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 234 words
AN OIL BATH TYPE AIR CLEANER FOR A DOWN DRAFT CARBURETOR OF THE TUPE HAVING AN ANNULAR FLANGE FOR RECEIVING THE CLEANER, SAID CLEANER COMPRISING A LOWER BODY PORTION FORMED OF A SHEET METAL ANNULUS HAVING AN INNER FLANGE FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ANNULAR FLANGE OF THE CARBURETOR, HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING IMPERFORATE DIVIDING WALL FORMING INNER AND OUTER CONCENTRIC TROUGHS SURROUNDING THE INNER FLANGE, AND HAVING A GENERALLY VERTICAL, UPWARDLY EXTENDING OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL; AN UPPER BODY PORTION FORMED OF A SHEET METAL ANNULUS FITTING WITHIN THE LOWER BODY PORTION AND HAVING AN OUTE PERIPHERAL WALL SPACED RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM AND ENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE LOWER BODY PORTION TO DEFINE AN AIR INTAKE PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN, THE UPPER BODY PORTION HAVING A SERIES OF SPACED AIR PASSAGE HOLES ABOVE THE OUTER TROUGH AND A SERIES OF DRAIN HOLES ABOVE THE INNER TROUGH OF THE LOWER BODY PORTION; FIBROUS FILTER MATERIAL WITHIN THE UPPER BODY PORTION; AND A COVER ENGAGED WITH THE UPPER EDGE OF THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE UPPER BODY PORTION; THE UPPER AND LOWER BODY PORTIONS BEING SLIGHTLY SPACED TO FORM AN ANNULAR OPENING ABOVE THE DIVIDING WALL CONNECTING THE TWO TROUGHS OF THE LOWER BODY PORTION; AND A SERIES OF SPACERS PRESSED FROM ONE OF SAID BODY PORTIONS AND ENGAGED AGAINST THE OTHER BODY PORTION ADJACENT THE DIVIDING WALL TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE ANNULAR OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 234 words
AN OIL BATH TYPE AIR CLEANER FOR A DOWN DRAFT CARBURETOR OF THE TUPE HAVING AN ANNULAR FLANGE FOR RECEIVING THE CLEANER, SAID CLEANER COMPRISING A LOWER BODY PORTION FORMED OF A SHEET METAL ANNULUS HAVING AN INNER FLANGE FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ANNULAR FLANGE OF THE CARBURETOR, HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING IMPERFORATE DIVIDING WALL FORMING INNER AND OUTER CONCENTRIC TROUGHS SURROUNDING THE INNER FLANGE, AND HAVING A GENERALLY VERTICAL, UPWARDLY EXTENDING OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL; AN UPPER BODY PORTION FORMED OF A SHEET METAL ANNULUS FITTING WITHIN THE LOWER BODY PORTION AND HAVING AN OUTE PERIPHERAL WALL SPACED RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM AND ENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE LOWER BODY PORTION TO DEFINE AN AIR INTAKE PASSAGE THEREBETWEEN, THE UPPER BODY PORTION HAVING A SERIES OF SPACED AIR PASSAGE HOLES ABOVE THE OUTER TROUGH AND A SERIES OF DRAIN HOLES ABOVE THE INNER TROUGH OF THE LOWER BODY PORTION; FIBROUS FILTER MATERIAL WITHIN THE UPPER BODY PORTION; AND A COVER ENGAGED WITH THE UPPER EDGE OF THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE UPPER BODY PORTION; THE UPPER AND LOWER BODY PORTIONS BEING SLIGHTLY SPACED TO FORM AN ANNULAR OPENING ABOVE THE DIVIDING WALL CONNECTING THE TWO TROUGHS OF THE LOWER BODY PORTION; AND A SERIES OF SPACERS PRESSED FROM ONE OF SAID BODY PORTIONS AND ENGAGED AGAINST THE OTHER BODY PORTION ADJACENT THE DIVIDING WALL TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE ANNULAR OPENING.

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