Catalytic converter with screen enclosure holding pellets under tension
OwnerEdward T. Checkiinventor
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Abstract
A catalytic converter including within the housing a pellet enclosure which is of resilient screen, the enclosure compressing the body of pellets such that the pellets are held firmly in place under tension. The screen enclosure is compressed by the housing to increase tension on the body of pellets. In preferred embodiments the screen enclosure and body of pellets are tubular, with one edge compressed inwardly by a tubular housing. The screen enclosure and body of pellets are preferably tapered.
Claims15
In a catalytic converter of the type with a body of pellets in a housing, the improvement comprising an enclosure within the housing made of resilient screen, the screen enclosure compressing the body of pellets such that the pellets are held firmly in place under tension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.