Methode Electronics, Incorporated

Ampro Manufacturing, Inc.

William C Watts

Patrick A Bolen

Brent E Henderson

Gary R Best

Ronald C Bricker

A viscous fluid pump is provided. The pump has a housing that has an inlet for receiving viscous fluid and an outlet for dispensing viscous fluid. A bushing within the housing has an opening proximate the inlet and which provides access into an inner chamber of the bushing. The opening extends beyond the inlet in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal dimension of the pump. A piston is movable within the inner chamber, with the piston having a first position in which the inlet is in fluid communication with the inner chamber through the opening and a second position in which the inlet is not in fluid communication with the inner chamber. The housing may define an interior, with the interior of the housing being free of soft seals.

Viscous fluid pump and related methods

A clockspring connector is provided comprising a housing defining a chamber, including a carrier member having a first roller associated with a first turned-back loop of a first flat conductor cable and a second roller associated with a second turned-back loop of a second flat conductor cable wherein said first and second flat conductor cables are alternatingly coiled at an inner diameter of the chamber adjacent the hub or along said outer diameter of the chamber adjacent the housing wall. The clockspring connector includes a complaint roller member providing compression forces against the flat ribbon cable during rotation of the clockspring connector.

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Keokuk, IA, United States of America

William C Watts