Flexible coupling for carburetors
This patent describes a fuel supply assembly. This assembly consists of a first carburetor having a throttle shaft, and a second carburetor having a separate throttle shaft. The pair of carburetor throttle shafts have axes of rotation in general alignment, and a generally U-shaped coupling for flexibly connecting the pair of separate carburetor throttle shafts so as to accomodate the shafts. These shafts are axially offset or out of alignment, and the coupling includes a bight connected to a pair of legs each having a free end including a generally U-shaped member which has a pair of arms with apertures for receiving one of the carburetor throttle shafts. Each of the U-shaped members also includes an arcuate bight having arcuate side portions separated by a centrally located slot communicating with the arm apertures. These U-shaped members also include clamping means for squeezing together the arcuate side portions of the arcuate bight to reduce the opening size of the slot and arm apertures. The pair of arms of each of the U-shaped members engages a separate one of the carburetor throttle shafts so that the pair of carburetor throttle shafts are flexibly coupled for common rotation.
- Assignee:
- Outboard Marine Corp., Waukegan, IL
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4566424
- OSTI ID:
- 5828028
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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