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US 8,167,277 B2Granted
Fluid shear promotion in a carburetor booster
OwnerJohn R. Satterfieldinventor
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Abstract
A carburetor booster that produces a shear factor to maintain emulsification of fluid passing through, out of, and around the booster body. The booster includes ports between a groove at a bottom portion of the booster and a plenum in the booster, the plenum being a source of a fuel mixture.
Claims9
A booster for use in a throat of a carburetor, the booster comprising:
- a body portion;
- a hollow support in communication with in an inlet port of the body portion of the booster;
- the body portion having a conically-shaped section flared outwardly from the top of the conical shape to a surface at the bottom of the conical shape;
- a flange connected to the bottom portion of the body portion;
- a groove formed between the surface at the bottom of the conically-shaped section and the flange, the groove having a generally flat surface at the top of the groove forming the bottom of the conically-shaped section of the body of the booster;
- a plurality of outlet ports extending upwardly from the flat surface of the groove into an upper portion of the booster, the outlet ports in communication with the inlet port in communication with the hollow support;
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- a ramped surface comprising a shallow cone on the top surface of the flange, the ramped surface providing a surface of the groove;
- whereby fluid supplied to the inlet port in communication with the hollow support will pass through the outlet ports and be delivered to the groove location of the booster.
6 more elements
A method of improving the operation of a carburetor booster of a carburetor comprising the acts of:
- providing a booster in the throat of the carburetor, the booster having a body section including a through bore, a hollow support in communication in an inlet port of the body portion, a portion of the body below the hollow support, the portion of the body having a conically-shaped section flared outwardly from the top of the conically-shaped section to a flat surface at the bottom of the conically-shaped section of the body, and a plurality of outlet ports extending from the flat surface at the bottom of the conically-shaped section into an upper portion of the booster, the outlet ports in communication with the inlet port in communication with the hollow support carried in the body portion of the booster;
- supplying a fluid to the inlet port in communication with the hollow support whereby the fluid will pass through the outlet ports at the bottom of the conically-shaped section of the body of the booster.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.