Fuel feeding system

Claim 1

IN A FUEL FEEDING APPARATUS, A HOLLOW HOUSING HAVING AN ATMOSPHERE AIR INELT AND A FUEL MIXTURE OUTLET, A FUEL MIXTURE FLOW CONTROL VALVE OF THE BUTTERFLY TYPE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID INLET AND SAID OUTLET AND EFFECTIVE TO REGULATE FLOW THROUGH SAID HOUSING, SAID FLOW CONTROL VALVE BEING MOUNTED ON A ROTATABLE SHAFT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID HOUSING, MEANS INCLUDING A FOGGING NOZZLE CONNECTED INTO THE SIDE OF SAID HOUSING TO DELIVER A FOG OF PRIMARY AIR AND FINELY DISPERSED LIQUID FLUID DROPLETS INTO SAID HOUSING BETWEEN SAID ATMOSPHERIC AIR INLET AND SAID FLOW CONTROL VALVE, A COMPRESSOR METERING ORIFICE ARRANGEMENT ADAPTED TO DELIVER A CONSTANT FLOW OF A SUBSTANTIALLY LIKE AMOUNT OF CUBIC FEET OF AIR PER MINUTE TO SAID FOGGING NOZZLE REGARDLESS OF THE QUANTITY OF LIQUID FUEL DELIVERED THERETO, MEANS INCLUDING A METERING VALVE CONNECTED TO SAID HOUSING TO DELIVER LIQUID FUEL TO SAID FOGGING NOZZLE, SAID METERING VALVE HAVING A ROTATABLE VALVE ELEMENT TO ESTABLISH ADJUSTED FLOW AND SAID VALVE ELEMENT HAVING AN EXPOSED PORTION, A TOOTHED WHEEL OPERABLY MOUNTED ON SAID EXPOSED PORTION, A TOOTHED WHEEL MOUNTED ON SAID ROTATABLE SHAFT CARRYING SAID FLOW CONTROL VALVE, AND SAID TOOTH WHEELS BEING OPERABLY INTERMESHED, WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF THE BUTTERFLY VALVE IS EFFECTIVE TO ADJUST THE METERING VALVE FOR DELIVERY OF LIQUID FUEL TO THE FOGGING NOZZLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POSITION OF THE BUTTERFLY VALVE.