Patent ID: 7389853

Claim:
A muffler suited for use in discharging exhaust gas from an engine, the muffler comprising: a housing defining a muffler interior, an inlet aperture, and an outlet aperture; a baffle positioned to divide the muffler interior into an inlet space that receives the exhaust gas from the engine and an intermediate space, the inlet space defined by the cooperation of the housing and the baffle, a first aperture defined within the baffle to provide fluid communication between the inlet space and the intermediate space, and a second aperture formed within the baffle to provide for fluid communication between the intermediate space and the outlet aperture; and a flow guide formed as one-piece with the baffle, configured and positioned to be in contact with the exhaust gas and to direct exhaust gas through the outlet aperture such that the flow guide is the last muffler component to contact the exhaust gas.