Patent ID: 6684616
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: F01P,F02B,F02M

Abstract:
A hood assembly for a lawn tractor, comprising:an upper hood member having a generally concave inner surface and an outer surface; a blower housing operatively connected with respect to at least a first portion of the inner surface of the upper hood member, the blower housing having an aperture formed in the blower housing; an air connecting means having first and second ends, the first end of the air connecting means being operatively sealingly connected with respect to the aperture, wherein the second end of the air connecting means is operatively sealingly connected with respect to an associated engine air intake; and, wherein the contour of the inner surface of the upper hood member and the contour of the blower housing and the air connecting means form an air intake pathway from the outer surface of the upper hood member to the second end of the air connecting means; and, wherein air contained within the generally concave inner surface is separated from air flowing through the air intake pathway.