Valve cleaning assembly
AssigneeFinger Lakes Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsEwald R. Blatter, Hans C. Blatter, Daniel M. McBride, David J. Knapp
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Abstract
The present invention is a valve cleaning apparatus and method for transporting a cleaning fluid from a supply tank into the air intake valves of a combustion engine. It comprises housing having a pair of legs and a closed end. The housing has a flow path through the housing. A valve is located collinear with the flowpath. The valve cleaning apparatus also includes tubing, a nozzle and a hook to hang the assembly from the hood of a car.
Claims14
An valve cleaning apparatus for transporting a fluid from a supply tank into the air intake valves of a combustion engine, comprising:
- a. an integral aluminum U-shaped housing comprising:
- i. a base with a first end and a second end;
- ii. a first leg attached to the first end of the base such that the first leg is generally perpendicular to the base;
- iii. a second leg attached to the second end of the base such that the second leg is generally perpendicular to the base and generally parallel to the first leg, the first leg and the second leg together with the base defining a flow path;
- b. a zinc-coated, brass needle valve in fluid communication with the fluid path;
- c. an anodized aluminum nozzle in fluid communication with the second leg of the housing;
- d. plastic tubing attached to the second leg of the housing such that fluid can flow from the housing to the nozzle;
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- e. a hook threadably attached to the housing to allow the valve cleaning apparatus to be in balance when hung from a point above the nozzle.
An valve cleaning apparatus for transporting a fluid from a supply tank into the air intake valves of a combustion engine, comprising:
- a. a housing comprising:
- i. an aluminum base with a first end and a second end;
- ii. a first leg attached to the first end of the base such that the first leg is generally perpendicular to the base;
- iii. a second leg attached to the second end of the base such that the second leg is generally perpendicular to the base and generally parallel to the first leg, the first leg and the second leg together with the base defining a flow path;
- b. a needle valve in fluid communication with the fluid path;
- c. an anodized aluminum nozzle in fluid communication with the second leg of the housing comprising:
- i. a body defining a central cavity defining a nozzle flow path and having a shoulder with a sealing ring and a tip;
- ii. an opening drilled into the shoulder of the nozzle at a 90 degree angle to the nozzle flow path;
- d. plastic tubing attached to the second leg of the housing such that fluid can flow from the housing to the nozzle;
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- e. a hook threadably attached to the housing to allow the valve cleaning apparatus to be in balance when hung from a point above the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.