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US 2021/0010447 A1Published application
Air Filter Adapter
AssigneeDriven Performance Brands, Inc.
InventorsLee Nathan Thompson, Ryan Patrick Ringel
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Abstract
Present embodiments relate to an air filter adapter for use with open style engine air filters. More particularly, but without limitation, present embodiments relate to a filter adapter having a hydrocarbon trap positioned within the adapter.
Claims18
A filter adapter for use with an open filter, comprising:
- an outer wall and an inner wall;
- an inlet at one end of the inner wall and an outlet at a second end of the filter adapter;
- a gap located along said inner wall, said gap allowing access to a trap between said inner wall and said outer wall;
- and,
- an absorptive material disposed in said trap.
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A method of housing an absorptive material, comprising:
- providing an adapter for an air filter having an inlet and an outlet;
- providing a connection location on the adapter for an airflow conduit;
- moving air flow through said air filter and through an interior of said adapter;
- positioning a hydrocarbon absorptive material in said adapter and within a trap;
- absorbing hydrocarbon vapors through a gap disposed along an inner wall of said adapter when an internal combustion engine is turned off.
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An air intake for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- an open style filter having a filter media and an outlet for air having passed through said filter media;
- a filter adapter having a forward cover which engages said outlet;
- a trap disposed within said filter adapter between an outer wall and an inner wall wherein a hydrocarbon absorptive material is disposed;
- a gap disposed along an inner wall, said gap allowing access to said trap and hydrocarbon absorptive material within said trap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.