Patent ID: 7017544

Claim:
A vibration damper connector for connection between a carburetor and an adjacent end of an fuel air intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, the connector comprising a laminate of an upstream metal plate and a downstream metal plate and an elastomeric damping block adhered therebetween, said upstream plate and said downstream plate being substantially flat, the elastomeric damping block having a thickness of between 8 and 20 mm, and a hardness of between 30–50 shore, an aperture passing through the metal plates and the elastomenc damping block of the laminate, said aperture forming part of a fuel air conduit from the carburetor to the engine, fasteners respectively for connection to the carburetor and air intake manifold extending from the upstream and downstream plates, said fasteners not traversing the thickness of the elastomeric damping block.