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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph P Fannon, Washington, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ; F16L / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248632 ; 248 60 ; 248 71 ; 248 742 ;
Abstract
A rod guide member includes a strap portion of flexible material having an integral attachment at one end thereof to attach the strap portion to a support and an integral rod attachment at the other end thereof to attach the strap portion to a rod spaced from the support. The strap portion is return bent upon itself between its end portions to accommodate both linear and shifting movement of the rod relative to the support as well as provide a cushion between the rod and the support obviating rattle.