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An improved air cleaner designed for insertion in the air intake conduits of over-the-road vehicles, to have the same diameter as the conduits, and to be readily replaceable as a unit. The invention particularly includes an air-permeable member which tapers, in combination with streamliners for impr

An improved air cleaner designed for insertion in the air intake conduits of over-the-road vehicles, to have the same diameter as the conduits, and to be readily replaceable as a unit. The invention particularly includes an air-permeable member which tapers, in combination with streamliners for improving the flow of air through the device.

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Air induction apparatus for the air intake of the engine of an over-the-road vehicle comprising, in combination: (a) an inlet fitting mounted on the vehicle and having a forwardly directed opening which allows air to flow therethrough; (b) and a conduit connecting said fitting to the air intake of t

Air induction apparatus for the air intake of the engine of an over-the-road vehicle comprising, in combination: (a) an inlet fitting mounted on the vehicle and having a forwardly directed opening which allows air to flow therethrough; (b) and a conduit connecting said fitting to the air intake of the engine, and including in succession a readily replaceable cleaning element assembly and air outlet means; (c) said cleaning element assembly comprising an outer housing of uniform diameter, a hollow, conical, air-permeable member within said housing having a first end engaging the inner surface of said housing and a second end spaced inwardly from said housing, positioning means centering said second end of said member in one end of said housing and providing free annular access with the outer surface of said member, filter means positioned and arranged with respect to said member for filtering air passing therethrough, and further means sealing said first end of said member in the other end of said housing while providing free circular access with the inside surface of said member; (d) and said outlet means defining a passageway having an inlet and an outlet and increasing in cross-sectional area from its inlet to its outlet, to receive clean air discharged from said member and conduct it to said air intake.