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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harold Bigham, Matthews, NC (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60317 ; 2989008 ; 181240 ;
Abstract
A power tool having an internal combustion engine with a muffler and a combined muffler exhaust outlet and exhaust gas deflector connected to the muffler. The combined outlet and deflector is a single one-piece member. The one-piece member is connected to the muffler by interlocking capture of a portion of the member by the muffler and attachment of a single fastener between the member and the muffler.