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A reed valve assembly includes a two ported base member adapted for placement within a fuel/air supply of an engine. The base has a reed cage with first and second reed cage faces defined on the downstream face such that the faces of the reed cage define an upright V opening downstream relative to t

A reed valve assembly includes a two ported base member adapted for placement within a fuel/air supply of an engine. The base has a reed cage with first and second reed cage faces defined on the downstream face such that the faces of the reed cage define an upright V opening downstream relative to the base. Reed petals cover openings in the reed cage faces and prevent back flow from the downstream side to the upstream side of the valve assembly. Flow from the upstream side to the downstream side is accomplished by the reed petals flexing towards one another. The reed petals are held in place by a clamping bar, which allows adjustment of the flexing tension for fine tuning of valve operation.

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A reed valve for use in an internal combustion engine comprising: a base member adapted for mounting in a fuel and air supply conduit of the internal combustion engine, said base member having an upstream face and a downstream face and having a channel defined in the downstream face thereof, said ch

A reed valve for use in an internal combustion engine comprising: a base member adapted for mounting in a fuel and air supply conduit of the internal combustion engine, said base member having an upstream face and a downstream face and having a channel defined in the downstream face thereof, said channel having first and second longitudinal edges, said base member having a first valve passage and a second valve passage defined adjacent the first and second longitudinal edges of said channel for enabling fuel and air to flow from the upstream face of said base member to the downstream face thereof; a reed cage having a first reed cage face extending obliquely from the first longitudinal edge of the channel over said first valve passage to beyond the downstream face of said base member and a second reed cage face extending obliquely from the second longitudinal edge of the channel over said second valve passage to beyond the downstream face of said base member; a first flexible reed petal adapted to fit along the base of said first reed cage face and extending towards the vertex of said first reed cage face so as to substantially cover said first valve passage when in a closed state; and a second flexible reed petal adapted to fit along the base of said second reed cage face and extending towards the vertex of said second reed cage face so as to substantially cover said second valve passage when in a closed state, wherein said first and second flexible reed petals flex towards one another when in the open state.