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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2000
Applicants:
Lee A. Chase, Kentwood, MI (US);
Kevin Paul Burch, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lee A. Chase, Kentwood, MI (US);
Kevin Paul Burch, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lacks Industries, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 57/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exhaust tip for attachment to a tailpipe that includes a thermoset heat shield at least partially surrounding and fastened to the tailpipe, and a thermoplastic decorative cover at least partially surrounding and fastened to the thermoset heat shield. The thermoset heat shield insulates the thermoplastic decorative cover from thermal effects of the tailpipe and spaces the thermoplastic decorative cover a predetermined distance away from the tailpipe.