Colt Industries Operating Corporation

Michael Dougherty

Russell J Wakeman

William J House

Robert Sciotti

A plurality of interconnected linkages are shown with a resilient clip-like member operatively connected to a first of the linkages and resiliently engaging another of the linkages so as to cause an abutment carried by the first linkage to be held in contact with the other linkage and thereby eliminate rattling noises as would otherwise occur between the first and the other linkage.

Linkage anti-rattle device and arrangement

A carburetor situated on an intake manifold of an engine is shown having an induction passage with a choke valve therein mounted on a choke shaft which in turn has a choke control lever; a thermostatic control situated on a different portion of the intake manifold is operatively connected to the choke control lever as through a rod linkage; a selectively adjustable retainer carried by the choke lever operatively engages the rod linkage; the retainer is adjustable to accommodate variations in the effective distance as between the choke lever and the thermostatic control to be spanned by the rod linkage.

Adjustable choke linkage means

A fuel metering device, such as a carburetor for a combustion engine, has a fuel bowl or fuel reservoir with a fuel vapor venting apparatus for, at times, venting such fuel vapors from the interior of the fuel reservoir to, for example, associated canister means. A resiliently deflectable valve member carried as by a stem of an associated solenoid assembly serves to open and close related fuel vapor vent passages. When in one of its operating positions, the valve member is effective for opening a vent passage leading to an associated canister and, when in another of its operating positions, the valve member is effective for opening a vent passage leading to a motive fluid induction passage leading to the associated combustion engine.

Fuel bowl vent

A power valve assembly for use in combination with a carburetor for an internal combustion engine, where such carburetor has structure defining a fuel reservoir, is shown as having a valve body and cooperating valve member effective for opening and closing related passage means leading to the carburetor induction passage for at times supplying additional enrichening fuel flow thereto; a pressure responsive movable diaphragm has an associated actuator connected thereto and is exposed to a source of engine vacuum of varying magnitude as to at times move the valve member in a direction causing the valve member to move relative to the valve body and permit the flow of such enrichening fuel flow; the direction of movement of the diaphragm and associated actuator describing a path which is other than parallel to the path described by the direction of movement of the valve member.

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East Detroit, MI, United States of America

Michael Dougherty