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Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:

Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Stephen E. Freeman, McKinney, TX (US);

Jakin C. Wilson, Prosper, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 13/02 (2006.01); F02M 35/16 (2006.01); F02M 35/10 (2006.01); F02M 35/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/162 (2013.01); B60K 13/02 (2013.01); F02M 35/10144 (2013.01); F02M 35/024 (2013.01); F02M 35/10327 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tethered air intake snorkel for a vehicle includes a snorkel head comprising a head sidewall defining a head air conduit, an air intake comprising an intake opening into the head air conduit on an intake end, and a head attachment flange; a snorkel body comprising a body sidewall defining a body air conduit, an outer attachment flange configured for mating engagement with and attachment to the head attachment flange on an outer end, and an inner attachment flange on an inner end; and a flexible tether that extends between a head attachment end and a body attachment end and is configured to tether the snorkel head to the snorkel body, the head attachment end configured for disposition within the head air conduit and attachment to the head sidewall, the body attachment end configured for disposition within the body air conduit and attachment to the body sidewall.


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