Patent ID: 6925978

Claim:
A roller finger follower for use in conjunction with a cam shaft of an internal combustion engine, the camshaft having at least one first lobe and at least one second lobe, said roller finger follower comprising: a) an elongate body including a first body end, a second body end, a slider arm aperture, and a latch pin channel; b) a slider arm disposed in said slider arm aperture for engaging said first cam lobe and having a first end and a second end, said first end of said slider arm being mounted to said first body end for pivotal motion about a pivot axis, and said second end of said slider arm defining a slider tip; c) at least one roller element element rotatably associated with said elongate body for engaging said second cam lobe; and d) a latch pin slidably disposed in said latch pin channel, said latch pin having a latch pin axis and having a nose section for selectively engaging said slider tip, wherein an extension of a radius of said slider arm from said pivot axis through said latch pin nose section intersects said latch pin axis at an included angle of less than 180 degrees.