Patent · US Expired

Exhaust system mounting

US3960232A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 17, 1973
Grant dateJun 1, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 17, 1993

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L3/14
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exhaust system for an automobile, or motor vehicle generally, is supported by a series of hangers on the frame or chassis of the automobile, the hangers having an exhaust conduit mounting means in the form of resilient jaws that spread apart upon insertion of the conduit and then snap in place through their own inherent resiliency to hold the conduit in the desired suspended position.

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