Patent ID: 6152431
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: F02M,Y10S

Abstract:
A carburetor comprising:a carburetor body having a throat defining an air/fuel passage extending through said carburetor body;a fuel bowl connected to said carburetor body;a conduit for conveying fuel from said bowl to said throat, said conduit extending from said fuel bowl to said carburetor throat;a variable volume primer chamber communicating with said bowl through a priming passage; andan extended prime fuel chamber communicating with said carburetor throat through an extended prime fuel passage and communicating with said fuel bowl through a fuel fill passage, said extended prime fuel passage connecting to said extended prime fuel chamber at a lower position than the point at which said fuel fill passage connects to said extended prime fuel chamber;whereby repeated actuations of said variable volume primer chamber forces fuel from said bowl into said carburetor throat and into said extended prime fuel chamber, fuel in said extended prime fuel chamber being drawn into said throat for a limited period of time after engine startup.