Patent · US Expired

Transfer tube for carburetor fuel bowls

US6874768B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 2004
Grant dateApr 5, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/50
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Fuel bowls are placed on opposite sides of a carburetor, and a fuel transfer tube extends between the fuel bowls. External fuel receiving fixtures are mounted in fluid communication with the fuel bowls and have nipples facing each other. The fuel transfer tube is telescopically mounted at its ends to the nipples and O-rings seal the ends of the tubes to the nipples.

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