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Carburetor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-02-02
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Granted: 1973-01-09
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Expires: 1990-02-02
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Abstract

Abstract A carburetor improvement that can function in any mounted or turned position and have a positive shutoff of liquid fuel when a slide fuel tube is closed against a gasket on a needle. The needle is of uniform round material with a flat taper portion from the end thereof in the liquid fuel tube to near the gasket. The liquid fuel flows into the throttled air passage of the carberetor and increases as the tube is gradually withdrawn from the gasket to expose greater portions of the flat taper portion on the needle. The liquid fuel tube is mounted in a throttle slide valve plate to move therewith. The needle flat taper portion is adjusted by being turned against the flow of throttled air for decreasing the supply of liquid; and adjusted by being turned with the flow of air to increase the flow of liquid at any instant sliding position. A threaded knob bushing is provided for the needle to be turned therein and further adjust the flow of liquid fuel by longitudinal relative movement of the needle in the end portion of the tube.

Inventors

  • 👤 W Edmonston
  • 👤 E Carter

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M9/00; F02M9/02; F02M9/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 366 words
A carburetor improvement that can function in any turned position; and have several means of adjustments for the controlled flow of liquid fuel directly into the throttled opening; and seal the liquid fuel with a positive shutoff when the throttle is closed; the carburetor improvement comprising in combination: a. a carburetor having at least two elongated plates spaced with two end walls; b. a slide valve plate fitted to slide longitudinally between said carburetor elongated plates; c. an air intake opening located in one of the mentioned elongated plates; d. a vapor fuel opening being in the opposite elongated plate; e. said slide valve plate having an opening therethrough to register with said air intake opening and said vapor fuel opening when one end of said slide valve plate abuts one mentioned end wall; f. a liquid fuel tube being located longitudinally within said slide valve plate; g. said liquid fuel tube having one end thereof anchored in said slide valve plate to open into the slide valve plate opening; h. said liquid fuel tube opposite end portion being slidable through the mentioned abutted wall of said carburetor; i. a needle of uniform round elongated material; j. said needle being manually rotatable through the opposite mentioned end wall; k. a gasket; l. said needle being extended through said gasket and said opening in said slide valve plate and further extended into the end portion of said liquid fuel tube; m. said gasket being mounted within said carburetor and located on said needle opposite said liquid fuel tube opening and spaced at least the width of the opening in said slide valve plate; n. said needle having a taper flat portion thereon from the free end thereof located in said liquid fuel tube to a position near said gasket; o. a knob being secured on the outward end portion of said needle; p. a helical coil compression spring coaxially mounted on said liquid fuel tube between the mentioned slide valve plate and the mentioned abutted wall; q. and means to throttle the opening of the slide valve plate relative to the air intake opening and vapor fuel opening against the action of said helical coil compression spring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 366 words
A carburetor improvement that can function in any turned position; and have several means of adjustments for the controlled flow of liquid fuel directly into the throttled opening; and seal the liquid fuel with a positive shutoff when the throttle is closed; the carburetor improvement comprising in combination: a. a carburetor having at least two elongated plates spaced with two end walls; b. a slide valve plate fitted to slide longitudinally between said carburetor elongated plates; c. an air intake opening located in one of the mentioned elongated plates; d. a vapor fuel opening being in the opposite elongated plate; e. said slide valve plate having an opening therethrough to register with said air intake opening and said vapor fuel opening when one end of said slide valve plate abuts one mentioned end wall; f. a liquid fuel tube being located longitudinally within said slide valve plate; g. said liquid fuel tube having one end thereof anchored in said slide valve plate to open into the slide valve plate opening; h. said liquid fuel tube opposite end portion being slidable through the mentioned abutted wall of said carburetor; i. a needle of uniform round elongated material; j. said needle being manually rotatable through the opposite mentioned end wall; k. a gasket; l. said needle being extended through said gasket and said opening in said slide valve plate and further extended into the end portion of said liquid fuel tube; m. said gasket being mounted within said carburetor and located on said needle opposite said liquid fuel tube opening and spaced at least the width of the opening in said slide valve plate; n. said needle having a taper flat portion thereon from the free end thereof located in said liquid fuel tube to a position near said gasket; o. a knob being secured on the outward end portion of said needle; p. a helical coil compression spring coaxially mounted on said liquid fuel tube between the mentioned slide valve plate and the mentioned abutted wall; q. and means to throttle the opening of the slide valve plate relative to the air intake opening and vapor fuel opening against the action of said helical coil compression spring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 415 words
A carburetor that can function in any position; and have plural means of adjustment for the controlled flow of liquid fuel from a tube directly into the vapor fuel opening of the carburetor; the improved carburetor comprising in combination: a. a carburetor housing having an elongated closed box like walled structure; b. a slide valve plate being slidable longitudinally within said carburetor walled structure; c. an air intake opening located in one elongated wall of said carburetor housing; d. a vapor fuel opening located in the opposite elongated wall of said carburetor housing; e. said slide valve plate having an opening therethrough to axially register with said intake opening and said vapOr opening for passage of air and fuel respectively; f. said slide valve plate having one end thereof abutting one end wall of said carburetor housing when said opening thereof is registered with said air intake opening and said vapor fuel opening; g. a liquid fuel tube located longitudinally within said slide valve plate; h. said liquid fuel tube having one end thereof anchored in said slide valve plate to open into said slide valve plate opening; i. said liquid fuel tube opposite end portion thereof being slidable through the mentioned abutting end wall of said carburetor housing; j. a bushing being threaded into the opposite end wall portion of said carburetor housing; k. a needle of uniformed elongated round material; l. said needle being rotatably and slidably mounted through said bushing and said opening in said slide valve plate into said fuel tube; m. a gasket; n. said gasket being mounted within said carburetor housing and located on said needle opposite said liquid fuel tube end and spaced to at least equal the width of the opening in said slide valve plate; o. said needle having a taper flat portion thereon extended from the free end of the needle located in said liquid fuel tube to a position near said gasket; p. a knob on the outward end of said bushing; q. a knob being secured on the outward end portion of said needle; r. a helical compression spring coaxially mounted on said needle to hold said mentioned knobs together; s. a helical coil compression spring coaxially mounted on said liquid fuel tube between the mentioned anchorage thereof and the mentioned abutting wall of the carburetor housing; t. and means to throttle the opening of said slide valve plate against the action of said helical coil compression spring on said liquid fuel tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 415 words
A carburetor that can function in any position; and have plural means of adjustment for the controlled flow of liquid fuel from a tube directly into the vapor fuel opening of the carburetor; the improved carburetor comprising in combination: a. a carburetor housing having an elongated closed box like walled structure; b. a slide valve plate being slidable longitudinally within said carburetor walled structure; c. an air intake opening located in one elongated wall of said carburetor housing; d. a vapor fuel opening located in the opposite elongated wall of said carburetor housing; e. said slide valve plate having an opening therethrough to axially register with said intake opening and said vapOr opening for passage of air and fuel respectively; f. said slide valve plate having one end thereof abutting one end wall of said carburetor housing when said opening thereof is registered with said air intake opening and said vapor fuel opening; g. a liquid fuel tube located longitudinally within said slide valve plate; h. said liquid fuel tube having one end thereof anchored in said slide valve plate to open into said slide valve plate opening; i. said liquid fuel tube opposite end portion thereof being slidable through the mentioned abutting end wall of said carburetor housing; j. a bushing being threaded into the opposite end wall portion of said carburetor housing; k. a needle of uniformed elongated round material; l. said needle being rotatably and slidably mounted through said bushing and said opening in said slide valve plate into said fuel tube; m. a gasket; n. said gasket being mounted within said carburetor housing and located on said needle opposite said liquid fuel tube end and spaced to at least equal the width of the opening in said slide valve plate; o. said needle having a taper flat portion thereon extended from the free end of the needle located in said liquid fuel tube to a position near said gasket; p. a knob on the outward end of said bushing; q. a knob being secured on the outward end portion of said needle; r. a helical compression spring coaxially mounted on said needle to hold said mentioned knobs together; s. a helical coil compression spring coaxially mounted on said liquid fuel tube between the mentioned anchorage thereof and the mentioned abutting wall of the carburetor housing; t. and means to throttle the opening of said slide valve plate against the action of said helical coil compression spring on said liquid fuel tube.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-01-09 1976-07-10 1977-01-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-01-09 1980-07-10 1981-01-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-01-09 1984-07-10 1985-01-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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