Patent ID: 7854780
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An air-filter assembly adapted to be used with a velocity stack of a carburetor of an internal-combustion engine of an automobile, said air-filter assembly comprising: a generally hollow air-filter member defining an open face, a closed face, and a side connected to and extending between said open and closed faces of said air-filter member, said closed face and side defining an air-inlet end, an air-discharge end disposed opposite said air-inlet end, and an air filter arranged between said air-inlet and air-discharge ends, said air-inlet end adapted to permit air to flow therethrough from exterior said air-filter assembly, said air filter adapted to remove impurities entrained in the airflow and permit the filtered air to flow therethrough, and said air-discharge end adapted to permit the filtered air to flow therethrough into the velocity stack; and a retaining ring member mounted about said open face and at least a portion of said side of said air-filter member and defining an interior side and an interior space of said retaining ring member, wherein said interior side defines a generally jagged indentation with respect to said interior space adapted to manually mountingly receive a lip of an outer open end of the velocity stack to lock said air-filter assembly to the velocity stack.