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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
John a Kolb, Old Lyme, CT (US);
Lyman J Mcwain, Madison, CT (US);
John A Kolb, Old Lyme, CT (US);
Lyman J McWain, Madison, CT (US);
Centrum Equities Acquisition, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A radiator includes a core for cooling a fluid, and a tank connected to the core having a side surface with a depression extending between the front and rear surfaces adapted to receive a hose and a plurality of integral ribs formed on the tank external surfaces. The radiator further includes an elongated support member having a body portion removably connected to the core and extending along a side thereof, an end portion removably connected to the tank, and a flexible expansion portion permitting relative movement between the body and end portions to reduce stress during thermal expansion and contraction of the core.