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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1976
Filed:
May. 10, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold Smithson, Westtown, PA (US);
John F Stahl, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Oxy-Catalyst, Incorporated, West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 67 ; 2328 / ; 141378 ; 259D / ;
Abstract
Unitary system for changing catalyst particles in a catalytic converter mounted in a vehicle exhaust system. The system attaches to and hangs from the converter, applied rotary off-center vibration, and collects the liberated particles in a self-supporting canister. Vacuum means, acting through the exhaust pipe, aids in starting the emptying process and acts to refill the converter.