Patent ID: 8353385

Claim:
An apparatus mountable to an exhaust system, the apparatus comprising: an elongate sleeve including an annular leading edge defining a leading opening, and an annular trailing edge defining a trailing opening of a smaller diameter than the leading opening, with the leading opening in fluid communication with the trailing opening, the sleeve including: an annular interior surface having a frusto-conical shape extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, with the sleeve defining, an annular recess in the annular interior surface, the annular recess extending around the sleeve along a plane that is substantially parallel with the leading opening, the annular interior surface configured to mate with an exterior frusto-conical shape of an exterior surface of the exhaust system, and an outer surface with a decorative design other than an appearance of the exhaust system, wherein the sleeve is sized to dispose the annular recess along the exterior surface of the exhaust system in use; and a flexible polymeric adhesive disposed in the annular recess to affix the sleeve to the exterior surface of the exhaust system.