Patent ID: 8939046
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connecting rod bolt, comprising: a body portion having a first end, a threaded second end opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending in a length direction from the first end to the second end; a plurality of locating features disposed on the body portion, wherein the plurality of locating features are concentric arcs having a radius substantially equal to a radius of the outer surface; a plurality of clearance features positioned between adjacent locating features, wherein a distance from a center of the body portion to each clearance feature is less than the radius of the plurality of locating features; and a head portion connected to the first end of the body portion, wherein each of the plurality of locating features and the plurality of clearance features extend at least along an entire length of an axial alignment zone of the body portion, and wherein each of the plurality of clearance features includes a plurality of substantially flat transition portions between adjacent locating features.