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US 11,181,083 B2Granted
Snorkel installation kit
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorManuel Alejandro Vite Cadena
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Abstract
A snorkel installation kit includes a fender pipe and a snorkel. The fender pipe has an air intake. The snorkel has a protrusion defining an outlet that is received by the air intake of the fender pipe. The fender pipe and the snorkel are separated by a space when installed to each other.
Claims18
A vehicle snorkel comprising:
- a first end having an air inlet;
- a second end having
- a vehicle attachment surface configured to contact a vehicle fender when the vehicle snorkel is installed to the vehicle fender,
- an air outlet that is defined by a protrusion extending with respect to the vehicle attachment surface, the protrusion being spaced from an edge of the vehicle fender when the vehicle snorkel is installed to the vehicle fender, and
- a recessed surface connecting the protrusion and the vehicle attachment surface, the recessed surface having a sealant receiving opening for receiving a sealant that is to be applied to the recessed surface;
- and
- an elongated body extending between and connecting the first and second ends.
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A snorkel installation kit comprising:
- a fender pipe having an air intake, the fender pipe being configured to contact a vehicle fender when the fender pipe is installed to the vehicle fender;
- and
- a snorkel configured to contact the vehicle fender when the snorkel is installed to the vehicle fender, the snorkel having a protrusion defining an outlet that is received by the air intake of the fender pipe, the protrusion being spaced from an edge of the vehicle fender when the vehicle snorkel is installed to the vehicle fender, the fender pipe and the snorkel being separated by a space when installed to each other.
A vehicle comprising a vehicle fender having an exterior facing side and an interior facing side;
- a fender pipe supported on the interior facing side of the vehicle fender;
- a snorkel supported on the exterior facing side of the vehicle fender, the snorkel being spaced from an edge of the vehicle fender;
- and
- a space extending across the interior facing side and the exterior facing side of the vehicle fender, the space having a portion of the vehicle fender disposed therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.