US3157242A
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Motor vehicle road wheel suspension
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1960-12-30
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Granted: 1964-11-17
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Expires: 1980-12-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry J Kozicki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:09
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G11/00; B60G11/32; B60G11/34; B60G11/44; B60G11/02; B60G9/00; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/16; B60G2200/00; B60G2200/30; B60G2200/314; B60G2206/00; B60G2206/01; B60G2206/10; B60G2206/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SPRUNG COMPONENTS AND UNSPRUNG COMPONENTS, SAID UNSPRUNG COMPONENTS INCLUDING AN AXLE, LONGITUDINAL LEAF SPRING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID AXLE WITH SAID SPRUNG COMPONENTS, SAID LONGITUDINAL LEAF SPRING MEANS SUPPORTING A PORTION OF THE WEIGHT OF SAID AXLE AND RESISTING LATERAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SPRUNG COMPONENTS WITH RESPECT TO SAID AXLE, A CONTROL ARM, SECOND SPRING MEANS EXTENDING GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY OF SAID VEHICLE AND HAVING TRANSVERSELY SPACED PORTIONS THEREOF CONNECTED TO SAID VEHICLE AND SAID CONTROL ARM RESPECTIVELY, A UNIVERSAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CONTROL ARM AND SAID AXLE ADAPTED TO ALLOW FOR UNIVERSAL MOVEMENT OF SAID AXLE ABOUT SAID CONNECTION, A PIVOTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CONTROL ARM AND SAID VEHICLE LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FROM SAID UNIVERSAL CONNECTION AND FROM SAID CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS AND SAID CONTROL ARM, SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS SUPPORTING THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID AXLE AND TORSIONALY RESISTING VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID AXLE WITH RESPECT TO THE SPRUNG COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SPRUNG COMPONENTS AND UNSPRUNG COMPONENTS, SAID UNSPRUNG COMPONENTS INCLUDING AN AXLE, LONGITUDINAL LEAF SPRING MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID AXLE WITH SAID SPRUNG COMPONENTS, SAID LONGITUDINAL LEAF SPRING MEANS SUPPORTING A PORTION OF THE WEIGHT OF SAID AXLE AND RESISTING LATERAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SPRUNG COMPONENTS WITH RESPECT TO SAID AXLE, A CONTROL ARM, SECOND SPRING MEANS EXTENDING GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY OF SAID VEHICLE AND HAVING TRANSVERSELY SPACED PORTIONS THEREOF CONNECTED TO SAID VEHICLE AND SAID CONTROL ARM RESPECTIVELY, A UNIVERSAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CONTROL ARM AND SAID AXLE ADAPTED TO ALLOW FOR UNIVERSAL MOVEMENT OF SAID AXLE ABOUT SAID CONNECTION, A PIVOTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CONTROL ARM AND SAID VEHICLE LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FROM SAID UNIVERSAL CONNECTION AND FROM SAID CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS AND SAID CONTROL ARM, SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS SUPPORTING THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID AXLE AND TORSIONALY RESISTING VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID AXLE WITH RESPECT TO THE SPRUNG COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-11-17 | 1968-05-18 | 1968-11-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-11-17 | 1972-05-18 | 1972-11-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-11-17 | 1976-05-18 | 1976-11-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |