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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:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
May. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jack R Lorraine, Newport News, VA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ; F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123470 ; 123456 ;
Abstract
A clip retention arrangement for a fuel injector inserted in a fuel rail seat, in which a U-shaped clip has tabs engaging an injector groove and also has slots captured on ears projecting from opposite sides of the socket. Each of the ears are configured to engage their associated slot to restrain relative rotation and to assist in properly orienting the fuel injector in the seat.