Apparatus for connecting a clutch release bearing to a clutch release actuating element

Claim 1

In a clutch release bearing having an outer cap provided with at least one extending lug adapted to engage a clutch release actuating element comprising a hook-like end having a curved outer edge and a slot opening along an inner edge, a connecting element comprising a flat spring member having a shank at one end adapted to be connected to said lug and a shank at the other end having a planar surface forming a rest plate for slidably engaging said curved outer edge, said spring being bent between said end shanks in an unstressed condition wherein said shanks lie at an acute angle to each other and which may thereafter be bent so that said shanks substantially overlie each other when connected to said lug and when slidingly engaging said clutch release actuating element so as to be in stressed condition, said spring being further formed with a perpendicular wall integral with said planar surface forming said rest plate along one side thereof and a web extending from said wall at right angles thereto overlying said planar surface and slidingly engaging within said slot.