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US4647067A
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Vehicle suspension
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-04-08
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2005-04-08
Abstract
Abstract The suspension includes a pair of arms independently pivoted to opposite sides of the vehicle chassis at one end for up-and-down movement, each arm rotatably carrying a ground-engaging wheel of the vehicle at its free end. Each arm extends in the same direction from its pivoted end, longitudinally of the chassis. A compression spring contacts and upwardly extends from each arm at a distance from its pivoted end, and a load transfer lever is fulcrumed at its center to the chassis; extends transversely of the latter; and its outer ends overly and contact the top of the respective compression springs. The suspension system is applicable to three- and four-wheel motor vehicles. Preferably, the arms are hollow and serve to house part of a transformation mechanism to the wheels, the latter being the driving wheels. In a four-wheel vehicle in accordance with the invention, there is further provided an additional load transfer lever disposed on each side of the vehicle chassis and extending longitudinally of the same, with their ends underlying and having a slidable connection with the first-named transfer levers adjacent the springs.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Paquette
- 👤 Real Paquette
- 👤 Roger Paquette
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:13
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K5/00; B62K5/10; B60; B60G; B60G21/00; B60G21/02; B60G21/04; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/32; B62D; B62D49/00; B62D49/08; B62D61/00; B62D61/12; B62K5/02; B62K5/027; B60G2300/00; B60G2300/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A suspension for a vehicle having an elongated chassis and two pairs of ground-engaging wheels, the wheels of each pair transversely located on each side of said chassis, said suspension including an assembly for each of said pairs of wheels including a pair of arms independently pivoted to opposite sides of said chassis at one end for up-and-down movement and each arm rotatably carrying one wheel at the other end, the pair of arms of one said assembly being oppositely directed relative to said chassis with respect to the pair of arms of the other said assembly, said arms extending longitudinally of said chassis, a compression spring means contacting and upstanding from each arm at a distance from its pivoted end, a first load transfer lever for each assembly and centrally freely fulcrumed to said chassis and extending transversely of the latter, with its outer ends overlying and contacting the top of the respective compression spring means, said first load transfer levers being substantially parallel and spaced from each other longitudinally of said chassis; and a pair of second load transfer levers centrally freely fulcrumed to said chassis centrally between said first load transfer levers, extending longitudinally of and on each side of said chassis and having their respective outer ends underlying and having a slidable connection with the respective first load transfer levers adjacent said compression spring means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A suspension for a vehicle having an elongated chassis and two pairs of ground-engaging wheels, the wheels of each pair transversely located on each side of said chassis, said suspension including an assembly for each of said pairs of wheels including a pair of arms independently pivoted to opposite sides of said chassis at one end for up-and-down movement and each arm rotatably carrying one wheel at the other end, the pair of arms of one said assembly being oppositely directed relative to said chassis with respect to the pair of arms of the other said assembly, said arms extending longitudinally of said chassis, a compression spring means contacting and upstanding from each arm at a distance from its pivoted end, a first load transfer lever for each assembly and centrally freely fulcrumed to said chassis and extending transversely of the latter, with its outer ends overlying and contacting the top of the respective compression spring means, said first load transfer levers being substantially parallel and spaced from each other longitudinally of said chassis; and a pair of second load transfer levers centrally freely fulcrumed to said chassis centrally between said first load transfer levers, extending longitudinally of and on each side of said chassis and having their respective outer ends underlying and having a slidable connection with the respective first load transfer levers adjacent said compression spring means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
95 words
A suspension as defined in claim 1, wherein said vehicle is a motor vehicle and all of said wheels are driving wheels, the arms disposed on the same side of said chassis being pivotally connected to said chassis at a common pivotal connection, each of said arms being hollow, and further including a power transmission for all of said wheels extending from a common source located on said chassis through the common pivotal connections of said arms on each side of said chassis, through the respective hollow arms and to each of said ground-engaging wheels.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-03-02 | 1990-09-01 | 1991-03-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-03-02 | 1994-09-01 | 1995-03-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-03-02 | 1998-09-01 | 1999-03-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |