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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Andrew D. Merrick, Lombard, IL (US);
Franco Franchi, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andrew D. Merrick, Lombard, IL (US);
Franco Franchi, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Assignee:
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 19/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/06 (2006.01); F23Q 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus that may be utilized as a glow plug connector () includes a retainer () disposed between retainer flanges (), advantageously in a groove (). The retainer () is capable of compressing to fit, for example, within a passage of a rocker carrier () of an internal combustion engine, and capable of subsequently expanding to prevent the connector () from being dislodged from the passage.