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US 10,202,002 B2Granted
Serviceable replacement spindle
AssigneeAxle Tech Inc.
InventorTodd Carroll
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Abstract
A replacement spindle that can be easily removed for service or replacement. The spindle may have a threaded projection corresponding to a threaded bushing, which may be secured within an axle tube. The spindle may be screwed into place for use, then unscrewed for service or replacement.
Claims13
A spindle assembly for use with an axle tube, the spindle assembly comprising:
- a spindle body;
- an exteriorly threaded cylinder extending coaxially outward from the spindle body;
- and
- an interiorly threaded bushing capable of being secured within the axle tube, where the interiorly threaded bushing corresponds to the exteriorly threaded cylinder such that the spindle body is capable of being secured to the interiorly threaded bushing by screwing the exteriorly threaded cylinder into the interiorly threaded bushing.
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A method of replacing a spindle, the method comprising:
- cutting an existing spindle from an axle tube;
- sliding an interiorly threaded bushing inside the axle tube;
- and
- screwing a correspondingly threaded end of a spindle body into the bushing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.