Patent ID: 7765970

Claim:
A valve cover for an internal combustion engine, the valve cover comprising: a base portion that covers a plurality of valves in the internal combustion engine; an opening in a top of the base portion; a groove extending along an interior perimeter of the opening; a display window that allows viewing at least one of the plurality of valves; and a flexible gasket that fits onto edges of the display window and into the groove, thereby coupling the display window to the base portion; a flexible grommet disposed in a hole in the display window and in a corresponding hole in a cross member of the base portion, the flexible grommet including a top lip portion that is above the display window, a bottom lip portion that is below the cross member, and a reduced diameter portion between the top lip portion and the bottom lip portion that receives an edge of the display window and an edge of the cross member, the flexible grommet defining a substantially cylindrical interior portion; and a breather having a stem portion that extends through the substantially cylindrical interior portion, thereby captivating the display window and cross member within the reduced diameter portion of the flexible grommet between the top lip portion and the bottom lip portion.