Quick release adapter for connecting an exhaust removal hose to a vehicle tail pipe using magnets
AssigneeGeneral Resource Corporation
InventorsJosef Pausch, Harvey S. Lewis, Glen Kampa
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Abstract
A quick-release adapter for connecting the inlet of an exhaust removal hose to the outlet of a tail pipe of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine while minimizing exhaust leakage. The adapter includes three disk-like permanent magnets pivotably mounted on the inlet of exhaust removal hose and three receptacle-shaped magnetic connectors secured to the outlet of the tail pipe for engaging the magnets and mating the exhaust removal hose to the tail pipe. The exhaust removal hose is thus readily connectable to and disconnectable from the tail pipe.
Claims19
A quick-release adapter for connecting the inlet of an exhaust removal hose to the outlet of a tail pipe of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a) a first set of at least three magnetic connectors extending from the tail pipe of the vehicle and being disposed adjacent the outlet of the tail pipe, and
- b) a second set of at least three magnetic connectors on the exhaust removal hose and being disposed adjacent the inlet of the exhaust removal hose for engaging the first set of connectors, whereby the inlet of the exhaust removal hose is readily connectable to and disconnectable from the outlet of the tail pipe.
A quick-release adapter for connecting the inlet of an exhaust removal hose to the outlet of a tail pipe of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a) a set of at least three quick-release first magnetic connectors extending about the tail pipe of the vehicle and being disposed adjacent the outlet of the tail pipe, and
- b) a set of at least three quick-release second magnetic connectors on the exhaust removal hose and being disposed adjacent the inlet of the exhaust removal hose for engaging the first connectors whereby the inlet of the exhaust removal hose is readily connectable to and disconnectable from the outlet of the tail pipe.
An adapter for connecting the inlet of an exhaust removal hose to the outlet of a tail pipe of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a) a plate extending from the tail pipe of the vehicle and being disposed adjacent to and about the periphery of the outlet of the tail pipe for engaging the inlet of the exhaust removal hose,
- b) a set of at least three magnetic connectors affixed to the plate, each of the magnetic connectors being receptacle-shaped with a peripheral lip, the magnetic connectors being equally spaced from each other, the magnetic connectors extending about the tail pipe,
- c) a set of at least three magnet connectors for engaging the magnetic connectors and being affixed to the inlet of the exhaust removal hose, each of the magnet connectors being disk-like in shape and pivotable about an axis, each of the magnet connectors being equally spaced from each other, the diameter of the magnet connectors being slightly less than the diameter of the magnetic connectors such that transverse movement of the magnet connectors relative to the magnetic connectors is minimized by the magnet connectors engaging the peripheral lips of the magnetic connectors, whereby the exhaust removal hose is readily connectable to and disconnectable from the outlet of the tail pipe while minimizing exhaust leakage.
A quick-release adapter for connecting the inlet of an exhaust removal hose to the outlet of a tail pipe of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a) a first magnetic connector extending from the tail pipe of the vehicle and being disposed adjacent the outlet of the tail pipe,
- b) a second magnetic connector on the exhaust removal hose and being disposed adjacent the inlet of the exhaust removal hose for engaging the first connector, and
- c) a plate extending about the periphery of the tail pipe for engaging the inlet of the exhaust removal hose to seal the inlet of the exhaust removal hose relative to the outlet of the tail pipe to minimize exhaust leakage, whereby the inlet of the exhaust removal hose is readily connectable to and disconnectable from the outlet of the tail pipe.
A quick-release adapter for connecting the inlet of an exhaust removal hose to the outlet of a tail pipe of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a) a first magnetic connector extending from the tail pipe of the vehicle and being disposed adjacent the outlet of the tail pipe,
- b) a second magnetic connector on the exhaust removal hose and being disposed adjacent the inlet of the exhaust removal hose for engaging the first connector, and
- c) one of the connectors being receptacle-shaped and the other connector being disk-like in shape, the disk-like connector having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the receptacle-shaped connector to minimize movement of the connectors transversely of each other, whereby the inlet of the exhaust removal hose is readily connectable to and disconnectable from the outlet of the tail pipe.
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