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PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AIR INTAKE ASSEMBLY

  • US 20050239352A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2004
  • Published: 10/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An air intake assembly for providing air to an internal combustion engine located within a personal watercraft hull, comprising:

  • a housing having a generally horn-shaped configuration that includes a base and an outer end, the housing having an air passage that extends from the base to the outer end;

    an adaptor assembly formed to connect the base of the housing to the hull and arranged to form a seal around an opening in an upper portion of the hull, the adaptor assembly including an opening arranged to be aligned with the air passage;

    a valve assembly mounted in the opening, the valve assembly being arranged to be open to allow air flow into the hull when the upper portion of the housing points upward from a horizontal plane through the upper portion of the hull and being further arranged to close whenever the outer end of the housing has a downward pointing component.

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