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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2005
James Dale Quackenbush, Columbus, IN (US);
Michael David Johnson, Columbus, IN (US);
James Dale Quackenbush, Columbus, IN (US);
Michael David Johnson, Columbus, IN (US);
EMCON Technologies, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An exhaust assembly includes a first pipe with a ball portion and a second pipe with a flare portion that is positioned in an overlapping relationship with the ball portion. The ball portion and flare portion are slidable relative to each other to allow alignment adjustment between the first and second pipes. A connector assembly includes a first connector member supported by the first pipe, a second connector member supported by the second pipe, and a clamp member that is used to serviceably connect the first and second pipes together. The first connector member includes a first plurality of fingers that are alternated with a second plurality of fingers on the second connector member. The clamp member is received within a groove formed about an outer circumference of the first and second connector members when the first and second pluralities of fingers are aligned with each other. The clamp member is easily removed for service operations as needed.