Muffler construction

Claim 1

A MUFFLER CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHARACTER REFERRED TO INCLUDING, AN ELONGATE, NORMALLY HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING, TUBULAR BODY WITH CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL AND FRONT AND REAR END WALLS, AN ELONGATED, CENTRAL, FORWARDLY OPENING, TUBULAR INLET NECK ON AND PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM THE FRONT WALL AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE BODY, AN ELONGATE FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY OPENING TAIL PIPE CONCENTRIC WITH AND CARRIED BY THE REAR WALL AND HAVING A FORWARD PORTION PROJECTING FREELY INTO THE BODY AND A REAR PORTION PROJECTING FREELY REARWARDLY FROM THE BODY, A FLAT RADIALLY EXTENDING DISC-SHAPED BAFFLE IN THE CENTRAL FORWARD PORTION OF THE BODY AND SPACED REARWARDLY FROM THE FRONT WALL AND RADIALLY INWARD FROM THE SIDE WALL AND COOPERATING WITH SAID FRONT AND SIDE WALLS TO DEFINE A FORWARD RECEIVER CHAMBER, A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL SPACED, RADIALLY EXTENDING VANES BETWEEN THE BAFFLE AND THE SIDE WALLAND PITCHED TO IMPART CYCLONIC MOTION IN AND TO GASES AND MATTER FLOWING REARWARDLY IN THE BODY BETWEEN THE BAFFLE AND THE SIDE WALL, AND A RADIALLY INWARDLY AND AXIALLY FORWARDLY INCLINED DIRECTING CONE IN THE BODY BETWEEN THE FORWARD END OF THE TAIL PIPE AND THE SIDE WALL AND SPACED AXIALLY BETWEEN THE BAFFLE AND THE REAR WALL TO COOPERATE WITH THE SAID BAFFLE, SIDE AND REAR WALLS TO DEFINE A CENTRAL SEPARATOR CHAMBER AND A REAR TRAP CHAMBER, THE OUTER REAR PORTION OF THE CONE BEING FORMED TO DEFINE AN AXIAL OPENING ADJACENT THE TOP OF THE SIDE WALL ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SEPARATOR AND TRAP CHAMBERS.