Gas saving device

Claim 1

An auxilliary air inlet device for internal combustion engines in motor vehicles, comprising: a. elongated tubular housing means adapted to be mounted relative to the combustion engine, b. a replaceable air filter, c. mounting means for removably connecting one end of said air filter to one end of said housing means, d. means for connecting said housing means in spaced relation to said air filter to the carburetor and P.V.C. valve of the motor vehicle, e. a valve mounted within said housing means and adapted to be moved between an open position permitting the flow of air therethrough t= a closed position preventing the flow of air therethrough, said valve including: 1. a valve member having an exterior surface conforming to the interior configuration of said housing means in the closed position of the valve, and 2. inlet passages extending across the exterior surface of said valve member in spaced relationship to each other for the air to flow therethrough in the open position of said valve, f. lever means operatively associated with said valve member, said lever means including a lever arm having a free end and a fixed end thereof coupled to the axis of said valve member for angular rotation thereof within said housing means between the open and closed respective positions, and g. control means operatively associated with said lever means to be manually controlled from within the motor vehicle, said control means including a control link pivotably coupled to said free end of said lever arm and having the other end thereof extending into the vehicle to control therefrom.