Vehicle suspension

Patent · Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6733722

Paquette, D; Paquette, R

This patent describes a suspension for a vehicle having an elongated chassis and two pairs of ground-engaging wheels, the wheels of each pair transversely located on each side of the chassis, the suspension including an assembly for each of the pairs of wheels including a pair of arms independently pivoted to opposite sides of the chassis at one end for up-and-down movement and each arm rotatably carrying one wheel at the other end. The pair of arms of one assembly is oppositely directed relative to the chassis with respect to the pair of arms of the other assembly. The arms extend longitudinally of the chassis. A compression spring means contacts and is upstanding from each arm at a distance from its pivoted end.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-87-050561; EDB-87-064456
• Patent Number(s): US 4647067
• OSTI ID: 6733722
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 8 Apr 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
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