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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2005
Applicants:
John I. Belisle, Hampton, MN (US);
John T. Hansmann, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
John I. Belisle, Hampton, MN (US);
John T. Hansmann, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an access joint for an engine exhaust system. The access joint includes first and second exhaust conduits each having a conduit body and a flange unitary with the conduit body. The flanges have first surfaces that face toward one another and second surfaces that face away from one another. The joint also includes a clamp having a channel that receives the flanges and that compresses the flanges toward one another when the clamp is tightened.