Patent ID: 8201539

Claim:
A carburetor cover, comprising: a Filter housing that includes: a mounting surface that mates with an air inlet of a carburetor of an engine; a fastener that fixedly attaches the filter housing to the carburetor, a first portion that includes a flanged portion extending from an outer edge of the first portion, a first plurality of spaced holes and a first opening that receives the fastener wherein the first plurality of spaced holes of the first portion have diameters that are greater than 2 mm and less than 8 mm; and a side wall that has one end that is connected to and circumscribes the flanged portion and that includes a second plurality of spaced holes having diameters that are greater than 2 mm and less than 8 mm, wherein another end of the side wall defines the mounting surface, wherein during operation, an airflow path is defined by airflow from atmosphere directly through the first and second plurality of spaced holes of the filter housing into the air inlet of the carburetor, and wherein the first portion and the side wall of the filter housing acts as a filter medium for objects larger than the diameters of the first and second plurality of spaced holes.