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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1989
Boyd P Sliger, Knoxville, TN (US);
Robertshaw Controls Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle cooling system subassembly, parts therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the subassembly comprising an outlet housing having an opening therein, and a vehicle type thermostat disposed in the opening of the outlet housing and having a housing provided with a valve seat that is controlled by a movable valve member which is interconnected to a temperature responsive device that is carried by the thermostat housing, the outlet housing having a positioning device thereon, the thermostat housing having a positioning device thereon engaging the positioning device of the outlet housing to rotationally orient the thermostat in the opening of the outlet housing in a desired rotational position thereof, the outlet housing having a slot therein, the thermostat housing having a tab extending outwardly therefrom and wedgingly disposed in the slot to hold the thermostat in the opening of the outlet housing in the desired rotational position thereof.