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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:
Nov. 29, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas G Halka, Birch Run, MI (US);
Terry L Clark, Byron, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
92187 ; 92128 ; 92216 ; 403294 ; 403397 ; 7457 / ;
Abstract
A piston connecting rod assembly has a floating piston pin that is retained in centered assembly by a retainer clip having hooked fingers that lock into grooves in one end of the piston bore and hooked stringers that lock the piston pin in position after installation. The clip is formed of any suitable resilient material such as glass filled thermoplastic.