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Exhaust system interlocking mechanism

US8672367B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2007
Grant dateMar 18, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23J2213/202
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An interlocking mechanism includes an entry channel and a rotational channel positioned adjacent to entry channel. A locking bead is positioned in the rotational channel at a position in the channel defined to engage a mating element in a locking lug on a mating component when the lug is positioned adjacent to an end of the channel. The entry channel may include a face increasing in height from the entry portion to the end portion.

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