Rollover Shutoff Valve Assembly for Carburetor
OwnerWilliam R. Krupinventor
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Abstract
A rollover shutoff valve assembly used with a carburetor inhibits leaking of fuel from the carburetor in circumstances where the vehicle has rolled over so that the carburetor is inverted from the normal operating position. The rollover shutoff valve assembly includes a fluid passage, a race and a plug received in the race. The plug is movable in the race to inhibit liquid flow through the passage when the shutoff valve assembly rotates from an upright position to an inverted position. The races are closed except at the passage.
Claims17
A rollover shutoff valve assembly for being installed in a carburetor comprising a valve body defining at least one fluid passage and at least one race and a plug movably received in the race, the race being configured to guide movement of the plug from a first position in which the plug is spaced apart from the passage to a second position in which the plug is received in the passage to inhibit liquid flow through the passage when the shutoff valve assembly rotates from an upright position to an inverted position, the race being closed except at the passage.
The rollover shutoff valve assembly wherein the valve body comprising a first housing member and a second housing member in engagement with each other so that the plug is captured between the housing members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.