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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Lawrence J. Hosaluk, Roseau, MN (US);
Dan Erickson, Steinbach, CA;
Scott E. Mckinster, Salol, MN (US);
Lawrence J. Hosaluk, Roseau, MN (US);
Dan Erickson, Steinbach, CA;
Scott E. McKinster, Salol, MN (US);
Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US);
Abstract
A reed valve assembly in certain embodiments of the present teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) a W shaped reed cage assembly having at least two reed cages, each reed cage having outer air ports and inner air ports wherein the inner air ports face one another, (b) a plurality of reeds that cover the inner and the outer air ports, the reeds secured to the reed cage assembly, and (c) a center splitter secured between the inner air ports of the reed cages, the center splitter having a shape designed to match the deflected shape of the inner reeds when the inner reeds open.