Patent ID: 9664075
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F01L

Claim:
1. A modified rocker assembly, comprising: an outer structure having a first hinging end and a second latching end opposite the first hinging end, wherein the first hinging end comprises a first offset hinging end; an inner structure fitting within the outer structure, the inner structure also having a first hinging end and a second latching end opposite the first hinging end, wherein the first hinging end of the inner structure is pivotally connected to the first hinging end of the outer structure, the first hinging end of the outer structure and the first end of the inner structure pivoting about a same axis such that the inner structure pivots within the outer structure; and at least one torsion spring mounted on a first side of the inner structure, the at least one torsion spring rotationally biasing the inner structure relative to the outer structure, wherein the outer structure is offset toward a first side of the outer structure adjacent the first hinging end creating a first offset portion on the first side of the outer structure to provide additional clearance on a second opposite side of the outer structure.