Patent · US Expired

Supplemental spark arrester and silencer

US5509947A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 4, 1994
Grant dateApr 23, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 4, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/30
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A supplemental exhaust system for use with an off-road vehicle. The system includes a supplemental silencer and/or a spark arrester contained within a flexible outer shell. The outer shell mounts directly to the housing of an existing exhaust system silencer. The exhaust gases exiting the existing silencer are directed into the supplemental silencer and spark arrester by an inlet chamber having an oversized inlet opening.

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