Patents by Inventor Allen R. Collins

Allen R. Collins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Push rod to brake pedal assembly and method of assembly
    Patent number: 7748289
    Abstract: The invention concerns a push rod bracket assembly for use with a brake pedal assembly and method of assembly thereto. A pedal attachment pin is fixed to a brake pedal arm, and a booster clevis is mounted to the pin. The booster clevis may have a retainer clevis leg that mounts around the pin on one side of the arm and a slotted clevis leg with a slot that slides over the pin on the other side of the arm. A wave washer may be mounted in compression between the arm and slotted clevis leg to bias the leg. A retainer clip or retainer spring may engage the pin to secure the retainer clevis leg on the pin. The retainer clevis leg may include a ramp and the slotted clevis leg may include a taper to assist in assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen R. Collins
  • Push Rod to Brake Pedal Assembly and Method of Assembly
    Publication number: 20070193394
    Abstract: The invention concerns a push rod bracket assembly for use with a brake pedal assembly and method of assembly thereto. A pedal attachment pin is fixed to a brake pedal arm, and a booster clevis is mounted to the pin. The booster clevis may have a retainer clevis leg that mounts around the pin on one side of the arm and a slotted clevis leg with a slot that slides over the pin on the other side of the arm. A wave washer may be mounted in compression between the arm and slotted clevis leg to bias the leg. A retainer clip or retainer spring may engage the pin to secure the retainer clevis leg on the pin. The retainer clevis leg may include a ramp and the slotted clevis leg may include a taper to assist in assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen R. Collins