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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2004
Dave Procknow, Elm Grove, WI (US);
John Garthwaite, Sussex, WI (US);
Gary Gracyalny, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Dave Procknow, Elm Grove, WI (US);
John Garthwaite, Sussex, WI (US);
Gary Gracyalny, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A tube for directing fluid along a path that includes a bend. The tube comprising a conduit having a first aperture, a second aperture, and a bend portion adjacent the second aperture. An outer bend surface is integrally formed as part of the conduit to at least partially define the second aperture. An insert includes at least a portion of an inner bend surface and is disposed at least partially within the second aperture such that the outer bend surface and the inner bend surface cooperate to at least partially define the bend.