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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2011
Matthew B. Below, Findlay, OH (US);
J. Braden Richards, Findlay, OH (US);
Matthew B. Below, Findlay, OH (US);
J. Braden Richards, Findlay, OH (US);
Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A spark plug casing includes a single-piece shell having a nut portion, first and second tubular portions and a converging shell portion, which are configured to be removed from a cylinder head as an integral device. The first tubular portion extends from the nut portion and has a first cross-sectional size. The second tubular portion has a second cross-sectional size less than the first cross-sectional size. The converging shell portion is coupled between the first and second tubular portions. The casing further includes a ground strap having a third cross-sectional size less than the second cross-sectional size. The ground strap is received within an end portion of the second tubular portion opposite the converging shell portion, such that the ground strap and the cylinder head are in a spaced relationship with respect to each other for preventing carbon buildup from binding the ground strap to the cylinder head.