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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Nagesh S. Mavinahally, Anderson, SC (US);
Fabio T. Romero, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David R. Brower, Townville, SC (US);
Nagesh S. Mavinahally, Anderson, SC (US);
Fabio T. Romero, Simpsonville, SC (US);
David R. Brower, Townville, SC (US);
Homelite Technologies, Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A muffler with a housing for receiving exhaust gasses from an engine is disclosed. The muffler includes a housing with an inlet and an exit, a baffle plate partitioning the housing into first and second chambers. The baffle plate includes a catalyst receptacle in the first chamber, the second chamber includes the exit of the housing. A catalytic converter element with a longitudinal axis is housed within the catalyst receptacle, the catalytic converter element is positioned within the catalyst receptacle such that exhaust gas passes through the catalytic converter element in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the catalytic converter element and through the second chamber to exit the housing.