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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1987
Alfred L Portelli, Waterford, MI (US);
Patrick G Jarboe, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey L Konchan, Warren, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A retainer bushing for securing a linkage rod to an apertured workpiece includes a head with a stepped shank portion extending therefrom with the shank having a relatively wide slot on one side thereof and the head and shank having a narrow slot extending axially therethrough diametrically opposite the wide slot forming a push-in type fastener. The retainer bushing is provided with an axial stepped defining a raised retainer bead in the shank portion having opposed inclined cam ramp surfaces on either side thereof. The linkage rod having at least at one end thereof a rod arm portion provided with a chamfered free end surface and, axially spaced from the chamfered free end, it is provided with an annular groove formed complementary to the retainer bead in the retainer bushing.