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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Julian R. Knudsen, North Prairie, WI (US);
David T. Borth, Watertown, WI (US);
Wayne G. Seaberg, Delafield, WI (US);
Julian R. Knudsen, North Prairie, WI (US);
David T. Borth, Watertown, WI (US);
Wayne G. Seaberg, Delafield, WI (US);
Dresser, Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Abstract
A connecting rod includes an elongate rod shank with a small end at a first axial end of the rod shank and a big end at the second axial end of the rod shank. The big end includes a body part and a cap part adapted to releasably couple to the body part. When the cap part is coupled to the body part, the cap part and body part cooperate to define a crank pin receiving bore and abut at first and second spaced apart interfaces. The cap part defines an aperture proximate the first interface that is adapted to receive a threaded fastener that engages and clamps the cap part to the body part. The cap part includes a side portion that extends radially beyond a largest radius from a crank pin bore center to the first interface. The side portion is substantially radially concentrated adjacent the first interface.