Removable air cleaner for internal combustion engines

Claim 1

AN AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CARBURETOR COMPRISING, A RIGID PLATE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON THE OPEN END OF A CARBURETOR THROAT, SAID PLATE HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN ADAPTED TO COMPLEMENT THE CARBURETOR THROAT AND ALSO HAVING A PERIPHERAL SURFACE, A CYLINDRICAL ONE PIECE RESILIENT HOUSING MEMBER EXTENDING FROM SAID PLATE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL THERETO, SAID HOUSING MEMBER HAVING A HOLLOW INTERIOR AND ALSO HAVING A PERIPHERAL SURFACE ADJACENT SAID PLATE PERIPHERAL SURFACE, AN ANNULAR TONGUE ON ONE OF SAID SURFACES AND AN ANNULAR GROOVE ON THE OTHER OF SAID SURFACES FORMING A SNAP CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID HOUSING MEMBER AND SAID PLATE MEMBER, SAID GROOVE BEING DEFINED BY TWO GENERALLY RADIALLY EXTENDING SURFACES, ONE OF SAID RADIAL SURFACES EXTENDING RADIALLY A LESSER DISTANCE THAN THE OTHER OF SAID RADIAL SURFACES TO FACILITATE INSERTION OF THE TONGUE IN THE GROOVE, AND A FILTER MOUNTED WITHIN AND FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID HOUSING MEMBER AND HAVING A DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO SAID HOLLOW INTERIOR WHEREBY SAID HOUSING MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CARBURETOR WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY TOOLS.