Mtd Products Inc

Mtd Southwest, Inc.

Mark Jankowski

Robert Bermudez

Clyde J Smith

A spare tire mounted, swing way bike rack is provided having a upper receiver attachment and a lower receiver attachment are supported on upper and lower adjustment bars, respectively, and are a similar standard size as otherwise conventional hitch receives. Both secondary mounting points allow aftermarket accessories of those design to affix to a conventionally sized hitch receiver to be attached thereto in a manner that allows those attachment to swing with the vehicles rear door.

Swing away hitch

A new and improved exhaust system as described herein, wherein the catalytic cartridge is selectively replaceable. The catalytic cartridge, which contains the catalyst, is located within the baffle tube. The baffle tube is easily inserted and removed from the housing assembly of the exhaust system, thereby making it simple and efficient to remove and replace the catalytic cartridge.

Replaceable catalyst for exhaust system

A Compact blower is provided having a housing defining an engine compartment, cooling air compartment and a volute chamber all coaxially aligned along a vertical axis. An internal combustion engine is oriented within the engine compartment with a vertically aligned output shaft and a forwardly facing fin cylinder. The rotary impeller is affixed to the engine output shaft provided with a plurality of cooling air pump blades projecting upward from a circular disc and oriented within the cooling air pump compartment. The impeller is further provided with a plurality of blower fan blades which project outwardly into the volute chamber. The rotation of the impeller causes air to be drawn into the volute chamber and discharged through the blower air discharge port. Cooling air is drawn through the cooling air pump compartment and directed across the engine and cylinder and ultimately discharged through an upper front portion of the engine compartment in a direction away from the operator.

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Mark Jankowski