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US 10,207,301 B2Granted
Apparatus and method of for cleaning a thermostat in an internal combustion engine
OwnerGreg Bohrer, Tina Bohrerinventors
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Abstract
A thermostat assembly for a marine engine, having a housing with a first bore and a second bore in communication with the first bore. A thermostat mounts within the first bore for movement between an open and a closed position. A plunger removably mounts within the second bore for movement between an extended position for engagement with the thermostat, and a retracted position for disengagement with the thermostat.
Claims12
A thermostat assembly for a marine engine, comprising:
- a housing integrally comprising a first bore and a second bore in communication with the first bore;
- a thermostat mounted within the first bore, the thermostat configured for movement between an open position and a closed position;
- a plunger removably mounted within the second bore for movement between an extended position for engagement with the thermostat and a retracted position for disengagement with the thermostat;
- whereby the plunger mounted in the second bore is configured to be brought into engagement with the thermostat mounted in the first bore to clean the thermostat.
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A plunger assembly for cleaning a thermostat assembly for a marine engine, comprising:
- a fitting defining a bore;
- a stem configured to insert through the bore of the fitting for movement between a retracted position and an extended position;
- an adapter connected to a lower end of the stem, the adapter being sized and shaped to engage a thermostat included in the thermostat assembly for the marine engine;
- a seal seated against an upper end of the adapter;
- a biasing member configured to bias the stem and the adapter to the retracted position;
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- wherein the plunger assembly is mounted in a second bore of a housing comprised by the thermostat assembly for the marine engine and is configured to be brought into engagement with the thermostat which is mounted in a first bore of the housing comprised by the thermostat assembly for the marine engine, said housing integrally comprising the first bore and the second bore in communication with the first bore, to clean the thermostat.
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A method of cleaning a thermostat assembly for a marine engine, comprising:
- providing a housing having a first bore and a second bore in communication with the first bore;
- providing a thermostat mounted within the first bore, the thermostat configured for movement between an open position and a closed position;
- providing a plunger;
- positioning the plunger within the second bore;
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- moving the plunger between an extended position for engagement with the thermostat and a retracted position for disengagement with the thermostat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.