Patent ID: 9670821
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B60K,F01N

Claim:
1. An exhaust tip assembly, comprising: an exhaust pipe extending rearward from a vehicle; an exhaust tip coupled to a vehicle fascia, the tip comprising rearmost surfaces and inner surfaces; and a sleeve substantially aligned with the pipe, tangentially contacting the inner surfaces, wherein the sleeve extends rearward to at least an exhaust plane tangent to the rearmost surfaces of the tip, wherein the exhaust tip comprises upper and lower exhaust tip portions coupled to the vehicle fascia, each comprising the rearmost surfaces and inner surfaces, and further wherein the sleeve comprises upper and lower sleeve elements aligned with the pipe, each tangentially contacting the inner surfaces, and further wherein the upper sleeve element extends rearward to at least a line that is tangent to a rearmost surface of the upper exhaust tip portion and perpendicular to the upper sleeve element.