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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1979
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1977
Richard G Volk, York, PA (US);
K-D Manufacturing Company, Lancaster, PA (US);
Abstract
A spark indication apparatus connectable between the secondary winding tower of an ignition coil or a spark plug distribution tower of an auto distributor or a spark plug wire coming from the distributor, and chassis ground having, preferably, a transmission cable including two separated portions, the intermittent connection thereof may provide a spaced air gap or spark gap space for the generation of an electric spark by current passing through the transmission cable; and having a housing which may encase part of each transmission cable portion and the spark gap space, this housing preferably having a cavity defining a spark chamber, wherein the spark chamber may be vented to the atmosphere through the housing.