[DeTomaso] Carburetor news - Street Demon awarded patent on Goggle Valve

[Will Kooiman]

Different or not, the google shape might help over the full oval.  It
might create velocity in just the right area to make the booster work
better.

I didn't mean to poo-poo the design.  I still prefer my QFT/Proform
carburetor, but the goggle design might work well too.

--
Will





On 3/28/13 1:06 PM, "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:

>It is a design patent which only protects the appearance not the
>function.  The butterfly is shown in solid lines and is what the patent
>protects, the details of the rest of the carb are just to show where it
>fits.  It would be distinguished from the old Holley 3 barrel because the
>Holley had a simple oval shape, not the goggle shape.
> 
>It's usually pretty easy to get design patents issued, but if someone
>make something that looks different, it will avoid infringment.  Anyone
>would be free to make something like the old Holley design.
> 
>Ken
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Dick Koch <arkoch at earthlink.net>
>To: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:39 AM
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Carburetor news - Street Demon awarded patent on
>Goggle Valve
>
>For all you folks still using "old school" carburetors, here is some
>news in which you may be interested.
>
>In essence, to maximize the air flow Demon created the Goggle valve.
>Without it, generating air flow of up to 750cfm would have been almost
>impossible.
>
>For details go to:
>http://www.mooregoodink.com/news/street-demon-awarded-patent-on-goggle-val
>ve-d677755/
>
>Dick Koch - Atlanta
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