Patent ID: 9372662
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B67D,G01F,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A fluid meter, comprising: a housing defining at least one crankcase and at least two cylinders; a crankshaft disposed in the crankcase; at least two pistons respectively mounted in the cylinders for reciprocal movement, a first connecting rod connected to one of the pistons and to the crankshaft for rotating the crankshaft in response to the movement of the one piston; and a second connecting rod connected to the other piston and to the crankshaft for rotating the crankshaft in response to the movement of the other piston, wherein the first and second connecting rods have yoke slots with a circumferential periphery for receiving a crank pin radially offset from the crankshaft, and wherein said circumferential periphery of each one of said yoke slots has at least one resilient portion.