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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Richard M. Runte, Lisbon, WI (US);
Henry Hubbard, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
R. Bruce Dennert, Waukesha, WI (US);
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A rocker assembly includes a base member having opposite ends, a flange interconnected with each of the opposite ends, a pair of rocker arm support shafts supported by the flanges, and a rocker arm interconnected with each rocker arm support shaft for rotation with respect to the rocker arm support shaft about a longitudinal axis. The rocker assembly is housed in a rocker box housing, is removable from the rocker box housing, and is mounted directly on the cylinder head of a motorcycle. The rocker box housing includes a generally wedge-shaped cover and a generally wedge-shaped base to allow the cover to be removed from the base in a generally horizontal direction.