Connecting rod
CA 1209378 A · Owner: Brunswick Corporation · Inventors: Mccormick, Daniel F.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
Connecting Rod, Abstract, The invention provides a connecting rod assembly (10) for use in linking a piston (11) to a crankshaft and particularly provides a means for precisely aligning and attaching the connecting rod cap (15) to the connecting rod (12). The connecting rod assembly (10) uses bolts (18) extending through the cap (15) and engaging female screw threads (22) in the rod (12) to retain the cap (15) in place. Thruncated female screw threads (23) are provided in the cap (15) to engage and distort the threads on the bolt (18) as the bolt (18) is tightened to align the rod (12) and cap (15) and to lock the bolt (18) in place.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted August 12, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 12, 2003.
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