Fuel saver and pollution control device

Claim 1

In a vehicle having an internal combustion engine having an air intake means comprising a carburetor and an intake manifold, a crank case, a combustion chamber with associated valve means, a positive crank case valve ventilation means, vapor conduit connection between the positive crank case ventilation valve means and the air intake means the improvement comprising: a housing connected in the conduit between the crank case ventilation valve means and the air intake means, an inlet flow means in the housing connected through the conduit of the crank case ventilation valve means, with flow disbursing means inside the housing dividing and directing vapor flow in a direction parallel to oblique to the interior surface of the housing, a filter means located in the central portion of the housing having an entrance face and an exit face capable of removing particulate impurities and high molecular weight by-products passing through the conduit but passing essentially all vapors to the exit face, a sealing means to seal a flow cavity from the exit face of the filter means against the interior surface of the housing to allow flow communication from the exit face to an outlet means in the housing communicating with the conduit to the air intake means, a spring means creating a bias pressure against the filter means and against the sealing means. a safety by-pass means comprising a passage to allow vapors to pass directly from the inlet means to outlet means without passing through the filter means and a closure of the passage capable of opening only upon pressure build-up in the housing, and a condensation means positioned in the housing, capable of collecting and holding water condensate separate from any accumulated solid particulate, solid deposits, or heavy oily liquid condensate collected within the housing.