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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2005
Glenn R. Gualdoni, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Gary King, Hartland, MI (US);
Glenn R. Gualdoni, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Gary King, Hartland, MI (US);
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A fluid actuator and retainer assembly, such as a master cylinder assembly for a vehicular braking system, includes a housing having a groove, a cylinder provided within the housing, and a piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a piston disposed within the cylinder for sliding movement relative thereto and a rod connected to the piston and extending from the cylinder and the housing. A retaining structure includes a rod engagement surface in contact with the rod, a plurality of engagement fingers extending from the rod engagement surface, and a detent extending from each of the plurality of engagement fingers into cooperation with the groove to retain the piston assembly in position relative to the cylinder housing.