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US 4,321,070 AGranted
Whistle to signal clogged air filter
AssigneeBede Industries, Inc.
InventorJames D. Bede
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Abstract
A simple two-piece reusable plastic whistle which, when installed in an air filter, emits a shrill tone to signal a predetermined clogged condition of the filter at which time the filter should be cleaned or replaced.
Claims5
A whistle to signal a predetermined clogged condition of an air filter comprising a first part having a flange adapted to engage a minute portion of the upstream side of a filter and a cylindrical extension from said flange adapted to extend through the filter medium;
- and a second part of disc-like form having snug removable interengagement with the downstream end portion of said extension and constituting a flange adapted to engage a minute portion of the downstream side of the filter and to compress the filter medium between said flanges;
- said parts defining therebetween a cylindrical chamber including axially spaced apart end walls each having a central orifice therethrough operative in conjunction with said chamber to emit an audible signal upon predetermined increase in pressure drop across the filter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.