Briggs & Stratton, LLC

Richard C Geisheker

Paul D Kluck

Kurt J Schmitt

Kip Stevens

Thomas L Barnhardt

Daniel J Manning

Gary Furlano

Charles J Hofmann

Cover for an engine

Air cleaner housing

A blower housing is coupleable to an engine including a cooling fan that is rotatable about an axis. The blower housing includes a first housing portion that is coupled to the engine and has an intake opening through which air may flow. The blower housing also includes a removable housing portion that is removably coupled to the first housing portion and has first and second sidewalls that direct air toward at least one engine cylinder. In one embodiment, the first and second sidewalls direct air toward different engine cylinders, in another embodiment, the first and second sidewalls direct air toward the same engine cylinder.

Blower housing for internal combustion engine

A fuel tank including a generally hollow body defining an interior volume for accommodating fuel, and a hollow stud extending from a bottom portion of the hollow body. The hollow stud defines a first outlet having an inner end and an outer end, the inner end being in operative communication with the interior volume of the hollow body. An end cap is integrally formed with the hollow stud to seal the outer end of the first outlet. Preferably, the fuel tank includes two diagonally-opposed hollow studs and two corresponding end caps. The fuel tank further includes a centrally-located hollow member defining a second outlet having an inner end and an outer end. A wall member can be integrally formed with the hollow member to provide a seal between the inner end of the second outlet and the interior volume of the hollow body. Preferably, a mounting bracket is positioned adjacent to the bottom portion of the hollow body, and the mounting bracket includes an opening for insertably receiving the hollow stud.

Fuel tank with optional outlets

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Oconomowoc, WI, United States of America

Richard C Geisheker