Exhaust isolator system
AssigneePullman Incorporated
InventorsPeter J. Kromis, Joseph F. Cerri III
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Abstract
An exhaust system has a plurality of isolator assemblies which are used to mount the exhaust system to a vehicle. Each of the isolator assemblies has an exhaust rod which is attached to a component of the exhaust system and which includes a first end which engages an elastomeric isolator attached to the vehicle through a U-shaped member. Each of the first ends of the exhaust rods are aligned to be generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle when the exhaust system is installed in the vehicle.
Claims10
An exhaust system defining a longitudinal axis which is adapted to be generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of a vehicle, said exhaust system comprising:
- an intermediate pipe;
- a muffler attached to said exhaust pipe;
- a tailpipe attached to said muffler;
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- a plurality of isolator assemblies, each of said plurality of isolator assemblies being attached to one other component of said exhaust system, each of said plurality of isolator assemblies including an exhaust rod having a first end disposed generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said exhaust system and a second end attached to said one other component of said exhaust system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.