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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Applicant:
John A. Wilkins, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventor:
John A. Wilkins, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
SKF USA Inc., Elgin, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plug assembly for the oil gallery of an internal combustion engine. The engine has a cylindrical passage leading from the interior to the exterior thereof. There is a circumferential groove in the passage. The plug includes a seal piece and an outer skirt portion subdivided into a piece having an outer end portion with a radial flange for snugly engaging said engine block, and an axially extending free end portion with a radially extending locking tab porting engaging the circumferential groove. The locking tab can move into and out of registration with the circumferential groove.