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Air bag suspension

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-04-18
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1980-04-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur C Brockman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 02:06
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G5/00; B60G5/04; B60G11/00; B60G11/26; B60G11/27; B61; B61F; B61F5/00; B61F5/26; B61F5/30; B61F5/307; B61F5/32; B61F5/325; B60G2202/00; B60G2202/10; B60G2202/15; B60G2202/152; B60G2202/1524; B60G2300/00; B60G2300/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 245 words
A SUSPENSION FOR A RIGID VEHICLE FRAME MEMBER, SAID SUSPENSION COMPRISING AN AXLE MEMBER AND PARALLEL ARM TYPE STABLIZER LINKAGE MEANS EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM AND CONNECTING SAID AXLE MEMBER TO SAID FRAME MEMBER IN A MANNER TO PULL THE AXLE MEMBER FROM THE FRAME MEMBER, SAID LINKAGE MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF COPLANAR, GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBERS CONVERGING FORWARDLY FROM SAID AXLE MEMBER AND HAVING PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS TO SAID AXLE MEMBER AT SPREAD ARM PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID ARM MEMBERS HAVING PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID FRAME MEMBER IN A ZONE ADJACENT THE LONGITUDINAL FORWARD-TO-REAR CENTER LINE OF THE LINKAGE MEANS, AND AT LEAST ONE FURTHER PIVOTAL ARM MEMBER DISPOSED IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE SPACED VERTICALLY FROM AND PARALLELING THAT OF SAID CONVERGENT ARM MEMBERS, SAID FURTHER ARM MEMBER HAVING FORWARD AND REARWARD PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS AT ITS ENDS TO SAID FRAME AND AXLE MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LONGITUDINAL AND UPRIGHT PLANE AS THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF SAID FIRST NAMED ARM MEMBERS TO SAID FRAME MEMBER, THE PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS OF AT LEAST SAID FIRST NAMED ARM MEMBERS TO THE AXLE MEMBER BEING RESILIENTLY COMPRESSIBLE RADIALLY TO PERMIT LIMITED HORIZONTAL STEERING AND TRANSVERSE VERTICAL ROCKING ACTIONS OF THE AXLE MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE FRAME MEMBER, THE SPREAD CONNECTION OF SAID REAR ARM PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST NAMED ARM MEMBERS TO THE AXLE MEMBER ENABLING SAID LINKAGE MEANS TO EXERT A GREATER RESILIENT OPPOSITION TO SAID ROCKING ACTION AND A LESSER RESILIENT OPPOSITION TO SAID STEERING ACTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 245 words
A SUSPENSION FOR A RIGID VEHICLE FRAME MEMBER, SAID SUSPENSION COMPRISING AN AXLE MEMBER AND PARALLEL ARM TYPE STABLIZER LINKAGE MEANS EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM AND CONNECTING SAID AXLE MEMBER TO SAID FRAME MEMBER IN A MANNER TO PULL THE AXLE MEMBER FROM THE FRAME MEMBER, SAID LINKAGE MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF COPLANAR, GENERALLY HORIZONTAL ARM MEMBERS CONVERGING FORWARDLY FROM SAID AXLE MEMBER AND HAVING PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS TO SAID AXLE MEMBER AT SPREAD ARM PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID ARM MEMBERS HAVING PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID FRAME MEMBER IN A ZONE ADJACENT THE LONGITUDINAL FORWARD-TO-REAR CENTER LINE OF THE LINKAGE MEANS, AND AT LEAST ONE FURTHER PIVOTAL ARM MEMBER DISPOSED IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE SPACED VERTICALLY FROM AND PARALLELING THAT OF SAID CONVERGENT ARM MEMBERS, SAID FURTHER ARM MEMBER HAVING FORWARD AND REARWARD PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS AT ITS ENDS TO SAID FRAME AND AXLE MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LONGITUDINAL AND UPRIGHT PLANE AS THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF SAID FIRST NAMED ARM MEMBERS TO SAID FRAME MEMBER, THE PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS OF AT LEAST SAID FIRST NAMED ARM MEMBERS TO THE AXLE MEMBER BEING RESILIENTLY COMPRESSIBLE RADIALLY TO PERMIT LIMITED HORIZONTAL STEERING AND TRANSVERSE VERTICAL ROCKING ACTIONS OF THE AXLE MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE FRAME MEMBER, THE SPREAD CONNECTION OF SAID REAR ARM PORTIONS OF SAID FIRST NAMED ARM MEMBERS TO THE AXLE MEMBER ENABLING SAID LINKAGE MEANS TO EXERT A GREATER RESILIENT OPPOSITION TO SAID ROCKING ACTION AND A LESSER RESILIENT OPPOSITION TO SAID STEERING ACTION.

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