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US 5,767,459 AGranted
Muffler for pneumatic devices
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorLeslie J. Sell
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Abstract
A muffler utilizing a stackable porous disk sandwiched between a threaded mounting plate and an end cap and utilizing tie rods to assemble the stack is provided.
Claims5
A stackable section muffler for a pneumatic device comprising:
- an end mounting exhaust inlet cap;
- a distal end compression cap;
- a plurality of non-deformable stacked hollow porous sections forming an interior distribution chamber and exterior porous shell;
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- means for positioning and compressing said porous sections between said inlet cap and said compression cap,
- wherein said non-deformable stacked hollow porous sections resist compression applied by said means for positioning and compressing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.