Carburetor system with a return line to the fuel tank
AssigneeOwen Massey
InventorAllen Bills
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Abstract
A fuel system for a vehicle has a fuel tank, a fuel line in communication with the fuel tank, a carburetor having an inlet side and an outlet side, a return line connected to the outlet side of the carburetor and communicating with the fuel tank, and a nozzle positioned in the return line. The fuel line is connected to the inlet side of said carburetor so as to pass fuel into a fuel bowl of the carburetor. The nozzle has an orifice formed therethrough. The orifice of the nozzle has a diameter of between 0.005 and 0.050 inches. The nozzle is in sealed relationship with an inner wall of the return line.
Claims18
A fuel system for a vehicle comprising:
- a fuel tank;
- a fuel line in communication with said fuel tank;
- a carburetor having a fuel bowl, said fuel bowl having an inlet side and an outlet side, said fuel line connected to said inlet side of said fuel bowl so as to pass fuel into said fuel bowl;
- a return line connected horizontally to said outlet side of said fuel bowl, said return line communicating with said fuel tank;
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- a nozzle positioned horizontally in said return line, said nozzle having an orifice formed there through, said orifice positioned off-center of said nozzle adjacent a bottom of said nozzle and a bottom of said return line, said nozzle being adjacent the outlet side of the fuel bowl.
An apparatus for connection to an outlet side of a fuel bowl of a carburetor, the apparatus comprising:
- a return line having an end suitable for a horizontal connection to the outlet side of the fuel bowl;
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- a nozzle horizontally affixed within said return line, said nozzle having an orifice extending there through, said orifice positioned off-center of said nozzle adjacent a bottom of said nozzle and a bottom of said return line, said nozzle being adjacent the outlet side of the fuel bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.