Retainer for release member

A release member assembly in an internal combustion engine comprising:

• a cam shaft;
• a cam assembly including a cam lobe and a cam driving member;
• a release member that pivots about a pivot axis that is substantially transverse and non-intersecting to the cam shaft, and including a substantially U-shaped yoke comprising:
• a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
• at least two legs extending between the first end and the second end;
• a receiving portion in each leg, wherein each receiving portion includes a substantially U-shaped recess;
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• a retainer that pivotally interconnects the release member to the cam assembly, wherein the retainer is at least partially disposed in at least one of the receiving portions.

A release member assembly in an internal combustion engine comprising:

• a cam shaft;
• a cam assembly including a cam lobe and a cam driving member connected to the cam shaft;
• a release member having a receiving portion and being pivotal about a pivot axis that is substantially transverse and non-intersecting to the cam shaft;
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• a retainer pivotally connecting the release member and the cam assembly, the retainer engaging the receiving portion to define the pivot axis and being connected to the cam assembly at a point that is farther away from the cam shaft than the receiving portion.

A retainer that retains a release member in an internal combustion engine, the release member being pivotable about a middle portion of the release member located between a first end and a second end of the release member, the retainer comprising:

• a cam shaft;
• a cam assembly that includes a cam lobe and a cam driving member;
• and
• a pin that is substantially transverse and non-intersecting to the cam shaft, the pin coupled to the middle portion of the release member and pivotally retaining the release member to the cam assembly at a pivot axis, the pivot axis being transverse to the cam shaft and non-intersecting the cam shaft.