Front wheel suspension

Claim 1

FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH A FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION MEMBER, SAID MEMBER HAVING A PIVOTED END AND A FREE END AND A VERTICALLY EXTENDING HOLE THEREIN: A BALL JOINT UNIT COMPRISING A BODY ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID MEMBER AND HAVING A HEMISPHERICALLY-SHAPED DOWNWARDLY FACING SOCKET THEREIN AND AN OPENING IN THE LOWER SIDE THEREOF, A HEMISPHERICALLY-SHAPED BEARING INSERT IN SAID SOCKET WITH AN ENLARGED LUBRICATING HOLE IN THE CENTER THEREOF, A STEM SECURED TO THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID BODY AND HAVING A BORE THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH THE HOLE IN SAID INSERT, SAID STEM BEING OFFSET TOWARD THE FREE END OF SAID MEMBER FROM THE VERTICAL AXIS OF SAID SOCKET AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE HOLE IN SAID MEMBER WITH A RELATIVELY CLOSE FIT THEREIN, A LUBRICATING FIXTURE MOUNTED ON THE UPPER END OF SAID STEM, A BALL IN SAID SOCKET, A STEM CONNECTED TO SAID BALL AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENING, A FLOATING RING IN SAID OPENING SEATED AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID BALL, A SNAP RING FOR SECURING SAID FLOATING RING IN SAID OPENING, AN ANNULAR RIB ON THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID BODY FOR SUPPORTING SAID RINGS, A SLEEVE ENCLOSING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID BODY AND THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID LAST MENTIONED STEM, AND A NUT ON SAID FIRST MENTIONED STEM FOR SECURING SAID UNIT RIGIDLY TO SAID MEMBER.