Patent ID: 9732896
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F01N,F02D,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: an input chamber, said input chamber being configured for accepting a flow of material from at least one head pipe of at least one exhaust system of a vehicle engine, wherein said input chamber being configured to substantially couple to said at least one head pipe of said exhaust system of said vehicle engine, in which said input chamber being further configured to substantially control a noise level associated with said exhaust system of said vehicle engine; an output chamber being configured for substantially accepting said flow of material from said input chamber, in which said output chamber comprises a first channel, said first channel comprises a muffler and a first pathway, wherein said muffler substantially control said noise level, said output chamber further comprises a second channel, said second channel comprises an open pipe and a second pathway, wherein said open pipe being configured for substantially flowing said material along said second pathway unmuffled; a diverter member being disposed within said input chamber, said diverter member comprising a substantially half wing shape being pivotally into engagement with a juncture of said input chamber and said output chamber, said diverter member being configured to be substantially positioned at a generally first position for substantially diverting said flow to said first pathway, said diverter member being further configured to be substantially positioned at a generally second position for diverting the flow to said second pathway, said diverter member further being configured to be generally positioned at a point generally between said first and second position for substantially diverting said flow to said open pipe and said muffler; and a lever mechanism extending externally to said input chamber and said output chamber, said lever mechanism being operable for moving said diverter member to said first position, said second position or said point generally between said first and second position.