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US3121561A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Suspension control arm and spring assembly

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1962-06-20
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Granted: 1964-02-18
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Expires: 1982-06-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John W Rosenkrands
  • 👤 Harold L Beck
  • 👤 Harold E Boettger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 00:25
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G7/00; B60G7/02; B60G11/00; B60G11/18; B60G11/181

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
A SUSPENSION AND SPRING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, A GENERALLY V-SHAPED CONTROL ARM HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART INBOARD ENDS, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING TORSION SPRING CONFINED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID INBOARD ENDS, MEANS FORMING A SOCKET IN ONE OF SAID INBOARD ENDS ENGAGING ONE END OF SAID SPRING, AN ANCHOR MEMBER DISPOSED AXIALLY ADJACENT THE OTHER INBOARD END OF SAID CONTROL ARM, MEANS FORMING A SOCKET IN SAID ANCHOR MEMBER ENGAGING THE OTHER END OF SAID SPRING TO RESIST TORSIONAL MOVEMENT THEREOF, A FIRST PIVOT SHAFT MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID ONE INBOARD END OF SAID CONTROL ARM IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE TORSIONAL AXIS OF SAID SPRING, AND A SECOND PIVOT SHAFT MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID ANCHOR MEMBER AND PROJECTING THROUGH THE OTHER INBOARD END OF SAID CONTROL ARM IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRST PIVOT SHAFT, SAID TORSION SPRING BEING AXIALLY MOVABLE COMPLETELY THROUGH EACH OF SAID SOCKETS, AND SAID PIVOT SHAFT MEMBERS INCLUDING PORTIONS WHICH ABOUT THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID SPRING TO RETAIN THE LATTER IN A PREDETERMINED INSTALLED POSITION AXIALLY OF SAID ARM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
A SUSPENSION AND SPRING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, A GENERALLY V-SHAPED CONTROL ARM HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART INBOARD ENDS, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING TORSION SPRING CONFINED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID INBOARD ENDS, MEANS FORMING A SOCKET IN ONE OF SAID INBOARD ENDS ENGAGING ONE END OF SAID SPRING, AN ANCHOR MEMBER DISPOSED AXIALLY ADJACENT THE OTHER INBOARD END OF SAID CONTROL ARM, MEANS FORMING A SOCKET IN SAID ANCHOR MEMBER ENGAGING THE OTHER END OF SAID SPRING TO RESIST TORSIONAL MOVEMENT THEREOF, A FIRST PIVOT SHAFT MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID ONE INBOARD END OF SAID CONTROL ARM IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE TORSIONAL AXIS OF SAID SPRING, AND A SECOND PIVOT SHAFT MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID ANCHOR MEMBER AND PROJECTING THROUGH THE OTHER INBOARD END OF SAID CONTROL ARM IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRST PIVOT SHAFT, SAID TORSION SPRING BEING AXIALLY MOVABLE COMPLETELY THROUGH EACH OF SAID SOCKETS, AND SAID PIVOT SHAFT MEMBERS INCLUDING PORTIONS WHICH ABOUT THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID SPRING TO RETAIN THE LATTER IN A PREDETERMINED INSTALLED POSITION AXIALLY OF SAID ARM.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-02-17 1967-08-19 1968-02-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-02-17 1975-08-19 1976-02-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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