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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Applicants:
John W. Sigrist, Greenfield, WI (US);
Jeffrey H. Whitmore, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Elliot J. Matel, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
John W. Sigrist, Greenfield, WI (US);
Jeffrey H. Whitmore, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Elliot J. Matel, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 75/32 (2006.01); F16C 9/04 (2006.01); F16C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/04 (2013.01); F16C 7/023 (2013.01); F02B 75/32 (2013.01); F16C 2360/22 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49288 (2015.01);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine includes a piston, a crankshaft having a journal, and a connecting rod. The connecting rod includes a first end coupled to the piston and a second end coupled to the journal of the crankshaft. The second end of the connecting rod includes a bearing surface configured to interface with the journal, and further includes an open portion extending through the second end from the bearing surface to the exterior of the second end.