Supplemental air supply device

Claim 1

IN THE COMBINATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND A CARBURETOR FOR SUPPLYING A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE OF SAID INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, SAID CARBURETOR INCLUDING MEANS SUPPLYING A NORMAL QUANTITY OF AIR TO FORM A PART OF SAID COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE, MEANS FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED INTRODUCTION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL QUANTITY OF AIR INTO SAID MIXTURE SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE COMPLETE COMBUTION OF SAID COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING: A HOLLOW CASING HAVING AN INTERNAL CHAMBER AND AN OUTLET OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER AND CONNECTED TO SAID CARBURETOR; SHAFT MEANS HAVING AT LEAST ONE END THEREOF PROJECTING BEYOND SAID CASING; MEANS COUPLING SAID ONE END OF SAID SHAFT MEANS TO A REVOLVING SHAFT IN SAID INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEREBY SAID SHAFT MEANS IS ROTATED AT THE SAME SPEED OF REVOLUTION AS SAID REVOLVING SHAFT; A CENTRIFUGAL OPERATING MECHANISM DISPOSED WITHIN SAID INTERNAL CHAMBER AND ATTACHED TO SAID SHAFT MEANS FOR CONCURRENT ROTATION THEREWITH; MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AIR INTO SAID CENTRIFUAL OPERAING MECHANISM; SAID CENTRIFUGAL OPERATING MECHANISM INCLUDING APERTURE MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID INTERNAL CHAMBER AND CENTRIFUGALLY MOVABLE MEANS OPERATIVE TO PROGRESSIVELY CLOSE AND APERTURE MEANS;