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Title: Suspension system for a truck or the like

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6739179

A suspension system is described for wheeled vehicles including a pair of spaced-apart longitudinally extending frame members having rearward and forward ends and a transversely extending axle housing positioned beneath the frame members forwardly of the rearward ends thereof, comprising, a leaf spring means having rearward and forward ends positioned outwardly of each of the frame members, each of the leaf spring means having its forward end secured to the associated frame member forwardly of the axle housing, the leaf spring means being rigidly secured, intermediate its ends, to the axle housing, the rearward end of the leaf spring means being positioned rearwardly of the associated axle housing, an elongated box-like support means including horizontally spaced-apart and vertically disposed side walls having upper and lower ends, a horizontally disposed support plate means at the rearward ends of the side walls, the rearward end of the leaf spring means being pivotally secured to the side walls adjacent the upper rearward end thereof, and a plate means secured to the side walls and extending therebetween below the upper ends thereof rearwardly of the forward ends thereof and below the leaf sporing means, a bolt means extending between the side walls adjacent the forward ends thereof above the leaf spring means.

Assignee:
NOV; NOV-87-048524; EDB-87-064458
Patent Number(s):
US 4643447
OSTI ID:
6739179
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 21 Jan 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English