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US 4,285,306 AGranted
Distributor engine mounting mechanism
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsDavid H. Fox, Robert L. Kuhn, Charles C. Kostan
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Abstract
A mechanism molded into the base of a high voltage distributor for mating with a fixed post, wherein the mechanism mounts and retains the distributor in a fixed position on an engine housing.
Claims8
A mechanism for mounting and retaining a distributor assembly in a predetermined fixed position on an engine housing comprising:
- a post mounted on said engine housing, wherein said post has a shank portion extending from said housing and an upper shoulder portion at the end of said shank remote from said housing;
- means on said distributor for fixedly engaging said shank portion of said post when said distributor is rotated into said predetermined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.