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US 6,786,111 B2Granted
Connecting rod
AssigneeGardner-Denver Company
InventorBerton L. Vicars
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Abstract
A connecting rod including shaft with a major flange projecting outwardly from one of its ends and a minor flange projecting outwardly from the other of its ends. The major flange and the minor flange each have a number of holes for the passage of threaded fasteners. Abutting the minor flange is a ring with a transverse aperture. A number of threaded fasteners releasably join the shaft and the link together.
Claims4
A connecting rod, comprising:
- a (12) shaft having:
- opposed ends;
- a major flange (14) projecting outwardly from one of said opposed ends;
- a minor flange (16) projecting outwardly from the other of said opposed ends;
- and
- said major flange (14) and said minor flange (16) each having a plurality of holes (50, 56)
- a link (20) having:
- a ring (26) with a transverse aperture, abutting said minor flange and said link includes an alignment plug (22) for insertion into said shaft;
- and,
- a plurality of threaded fasteners (30) releasably fastening said shaft and said link together.
7 more elements
A connecting rod, comprising:
- a tubular shaft (12) having:
- opposed ends with sockets (24, 38) in said opposed ends;
- a major flange (14) projecting outwardly from one of said opposed ends;
- a minor flange (16) projecting outwardly from the other of said opposed ends;
- and,
- said major flange (14) and said minor flange (16) each having a plurality of holes (50, 56);
- and
- a link (20) having:
- an alignment plug (22) for insertion into said socket (24) adjacent said minor flange;
- a ring (26) secured to said alignment plug with a transverse aperture;
- and,
- a plurality of threaded fasteners (30) releasably fastening said shaft and said link together.
9 more elements
A connecting rod, comprising:
- a tubular shaft (12) having:
- a cylindrical section (32) with a constant outer diameter and a gusset section (34) with a evenly increasing outer diameter extending therefrom;
- a pair of opposed ends with one being in said cylindrical section and the other being in said gusset section;
- a pair of sockets, (24, 38) one being located in each of said opposed ends;
- a major flange (14) projecting outwardly from said opposed end in said gusset section (34);
- a minor flange (16) projecting outwardly from said opposed end in said cylindrical section (32);
- and,
- said major flange and said minor flange each having a plurality of holes (52, 56);
- a link (20) having:
- an alignment plug (22) for insertion into said socket (24) adjacent said minor flange;
- a ring (26) secured to said alignment plug with a transverse aperture;
- and,
- a plurality of threaded fasteners (30) releasably fastening said shaft and said link together.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.