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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2009
Rex Blakeman, Michigan Center, MI (US);
Jim Mclean, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Rex Blakeman, Michigan Center, MI (US);
Jim McLean, Grass Lake, MI (US);
APQ Development, LLC, Jackson, MI (US);
Abstract
A valve lifter guide mountable in the engine block of an internal combustion engine, the valve lifter guide comprising at least one elongated socket defining a longitudinal axis, the at least one socket dimensioned to receive a valve lifter therein, and at least one tab projecting away from the valve lifter guide along an axis which is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the at least one socket. The at least one tab includes a projection thereon which is dimensioned to be received in an opening provided in the engine block. The tab further defines a surface, oriented in a plane generally perpendicular to the orientation of the projection, which is capturable between the engine block and cylinder head.