Patent ID: 7040217

Claim:
A tie rod arrangement locating between a front shell and a rear shell of a brake booster through which a flange on a housing of a master cylinder is connected to a support member, said tie rod arrangement being characterized by a first head that engages said rear shell with a first shaft that extends there from in a first direction along a first axis through said front shell and a first opening in said flange and a second shaft offset from said first shaft that extends from said first head in a second direction along a second axis through said rear shell and a first opening in said support member, such that said second shaft is located a fixed distance from a central axis of said brake booster and said first shaft is located a different fixed distance from said central axis of said brake booster and a second head that engages said rear shell with a third shaft that extends there from in said first direction along a third axis through said front shell and a second opening in said flange and a fourth shaft offset from said third shaft that extends from said second head in said second direction along a fourth axis through said rear shell and a second opening in said support member, and fastener means secured to said first shaft, second shaft, third shaft and fourth shaft such that said flange acts on said front shell to transmit a force through said first shaft that compresses said rear shell between said first head and second head and said support member while resisting said force.