System and method for positioning an insert in an engine
AssigneeKuryakyn Holdings, Inc.
InventorsThomas Michael Kilgriff, Joel Allen Knauber
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided including an insert for an engine. The insert includes an elongated body sized to be positioned in an opening defined in the engine. The elongated body extends along a longitudinal axis from an upper end to a lower end. A fin extends outwardly from the elongated body. A flange extends outwardly from at least one of the fin and the elongated body. A locking mechanism is coupled to the elongated body and is moveable along the longitudinal axis between a first position in which the locking mechanism is positioned in the elongated body and a second position in which the locking mechanism extends outwardly from the lower end of the elongated body.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an insert for an engine comprising:
- an elongated body sized to be positioned in an opening defined in the engine, the elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis from an upper end to a lower end,
- a fin extending outwardly from the elongated body,
- a flange extending outwardly from at least one of the fin and the elongated body, and
- a locking mechanism coupled to the elongated body, the locking mechanism being moveable along the longitudinal axis between a first position in which the locking mechanism is positioned in the elongated body and a second position in which the locking mechanism extends outwardly from the lower end of the elongated body.
An insert for an engine comprising:
- an elongated body sized to be positioned in an opening defined in the engine, the elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis from an upper end to a lower end, the elongated body having an inner surface and an outer surface,
- a fin extending outwardly from the outer surface of the elongated body,
- a flange extending outwardly from the fin, and
- a locking mechanism coupled to the elongated body, the locking mechanism being moveable along the longitudinal axis between a first position in which the locking mechanism is positioned in the elongated body and a second position in which the locking mechanism extends outwardly from the lower end of the elongated body.
A method comprising:
- aligning an insert with an opening defined in an engine,
- advancing the insert into the opening to position a flange of the insert below a fin of the engine, and
- actuating a moveable locking mechanism of the insert to advance the locking mechanism in a first direction to apply a first force to a surface of the engine and move the flange of the insert in a second direction to apply a second force to the fin of the engine, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.