Patent ID: 8464607
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: F15B,F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cylinder comprising: a cylinder body defining a cylinder bore; end caps for closing opposite ends of the cylinder body; a piston/rod assembly including a piston portion and a rod portion, the piston portion being located in the cylinder bore and the rod portion extending outwardly of the cylinder body through at least one of the end caps and terminating at an end having a first interlocking member; and an attachment member having opposite first and second ends, the first end of the attachment member having a second interlocking member for cooperating with the first interlocking member for attaching the attachment member to the end of the rod portion, the second end of the attachment member including a mating feature for connecting the attachment member and thus, the rod portion to another part; wherein one of the first and second interlocking members is a threaded male member and the other of the first and second interlocking members is a threaded female member that is adapted to threadedly receive the male member for connecting the attachment member to the rod portion, and wherein the male member includes an annular groove and the female member includes a radially extending through hole, a set screw adapted to be received in the radially extending through hole and seating in the annular groove for helping to secure the attachment member to the rod portion.