Patent ID: 8677746

Claim:
A brake system comprising: a brake booster including a housing defining a passage to an interior chamber, a retention cuff positioned in the interior chamber about the passage, and a spring engaging the retention cuff in the interior chamber; and a master cylinder arrangement including a tube member having a wall, a first end and a second end, the tube member extending through the passage and the retention cuff such that the first end of the tube member is exposed to the interior chamber of the brake booster, and a brake fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the tube member, wherein a first opening is defined at the first end of the tube member and a second opening opposed to the first opening is defined at the second end of the tube member, the second opening including one of an interior collar and an exterior collar, and a plug disposed within the tube member and covering the second opening of the tube member, the plug including a first brake line port configured to allow brake fluid to flow from an interior of the tube member to an exterior of the tube member wherein the first brake line port is located on an end of the plug and is inaccessible through the wall of the tube member.