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Tandem suspension for tractors and trailers

Assignee: OLE GRANNING TRAILER SERVICE Inc
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Filing: 1961-05-29
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Granted: 1964-05-19
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Expires: 1981-05-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Granning Ole

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 10:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G5/00; B60G5/04; B60G11/00; B60G11/26; B60G11/27

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
A SUSPENSION SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING A SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME, SAID SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME BEING OF A SIZE AND INCLUDING STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING THEREOF ON THE VEHICLE FRAME, A FIRST AXLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE CARRIED ON THE REARWARD END OF THE SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME, SAID FIRST AXLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING SPACED APART LEG MEMBERS, THE ADJACENT SURFACES OF THE LEG MEMBERS DEFINING A VERTICAL GUIDE, A VERTICALLY SLIDABLE ELEMENT RECEIVED IN SAID GUIDE, A SPRING STRUCTURE SECURABLE TO ONE OF THE VEHICLE FRAME AND SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME INTERMEDIATE THE REARWARD AND FORWARD ENDS OF THE SUBASSEMBLY FRAME, AN AXLE SUSPENDED FROM SAID SPRING STRUCTURE, A SPINDLE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE LENGTHWISE CENTER OF THE AXLE TOWARDS THE FIRST AXLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, THE OUTER END OF THE SPINDLE EXTENDING ROTATABLY INTO SAID VERTICALLY SLIDABLE ELEMENT, A DRAWBAR EX-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 143 words
A SUSPENSION SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING A SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME, SAID SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME BEING OF A SIZE AND INCLUDING STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING THEREOF ON THE VEHICLE FRAME, A FIRST AXLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE CARRIED ON THE REARWARD END OF THE SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME, SAID FIRST AXLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING SPACED APART LEG MEMBERS, THE ADJACENT SURFACES OF THE LEG MEMBERS DEFINING A VERTICAL GUIDE, A VERTICALLY SLIDABLE ELEMENT RECEIVED IN SAID GUIDE, A SPRING STRUCTURE SECURABLE TO ONE OF THE VEHICLE FRAME AND SUB-ASSEMBLY FRAME INTERMEDIATE THE REARWARD AND FORWARD ENDS OF THE SUBASSEMBLY FRAME, AN AXLE SUSPENDED FROM SAID SPRING STRUCTURE, A SPINDLE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE LENGTHWISE CENTER OF THE AXLE TOWARDS THE FIRST AXLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, THE OUTER END OF THE SPINDLE EXTENDING ROTATABLY INTO SAID VERTICALLY SLIDABLE ELEMENT, A DRAWBAR EX-

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-05-19 1967-11-18 1968-05-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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