Suspended integral drive and rear axle assembly for automobiles

Claim 1

A SUSPENDED INTEGRAL DRIVE AND REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMOBILES ADAPTED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS, SAID CHASSIS INCLUDING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL SPACED AND PARALLEL SIDE FRAME MEMBERS; SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A SOURCE OF POWER, A TRANSMISSION UNIT SECURED TO SAID SOURCE OF POWER, A TRANSVERSE REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL UNIT SECURED TO SAID TRANSMISSION UNIT, SAID SOURCE OF POWER BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, A PAIR OF LEAF SPRINGS PIVOTALLY SECURED ONE UPON EACH SIDE, TO SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, SAID REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL UNIT BEING BEARABLY SECURED TRANSVERSELY TO SAID SPRINGS AND APPROXIMATELY MEDIALLY OF THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND A TORQUE REACTION ASSEMBLY SPANNING SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND BEING SECURED TO SAID SOURCE OF POWER MEDIALLY ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID TORQUE REACTION ASSEMBLY, SAID TORQUE REACTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TRANSVERSE TORQUE BAR SPANNING SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS REARWARDLY OF SAID REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND BEING SECURED BY THE ENDS THEREOF TO SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, A TORQUE ARM UNIT EXTENDING FROM MEDIALLY SAID TORQUE BAR TO SAID SOURCE OF POWER, SAID TORQUE ARM UNIT COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED AND PARALLEL TORQUE ARMS, A SUSPENSION PLATE SECURED BY THE UPPER END THEREOF TO THE REAR ENDS OF SAID TORQUE ARMS AND BY THE LOWER END THEREOF PIVOTALLY TO SAID SOURCE OF POWER, A TORQUE STOP PIN SPANNING SAID SPACED AND PARALLEL TORQUE ARMS, A SLOTTED TORQUE STOP PLATE ENGAGING, BY ONE END THEREOF, SAID PIN, AND BEING SECURED BY THE OTHER END THEREOF TO ADJACENT THE LOWER END OF SAID SUSPENSION PLATE, SAID TORQUE ARMS, SAID SUSPENSION PLATE AND SAID TORQUE STOP PLATE FORMING A TRIANGULAR CONFIGURATION WHEN VIEWED IN SIDE ELEVATION.