Bushing Snubber Bracket
AssigneePullman Incorporated
InventorsZoren E. GASPAR, Russell E. BUTLER
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Abstract
An elastomeric bushing assembly includes an outer sleeve, a bar pin, an elastomeric bushing and a monolithic, one-piece bracket. The bar pin includes first and second opposing ends. The elastomeric bushing is disposed between the outer sleeve and the bar pin. The bracket includes a body defining a cavity and a flange. The flange radially extends from an end of the body and circumferentially extends substantially 360 degrees. One of the first and second ends of the bar pin is securely received in the cavity of the body.
Claims20
An elastomeric bushing assembly comprising:
- an outer sleeve;
- a bar pin including first and second opposing ends;
- an elastomeric bushing disposed between the outer sleeve and the bar pin;
- an
- a monolithic, one-piece bracket including a body defining a cavity and a flange, the flange radially extending from an end of the body and circumferentially extending substantially 360 degrees,
- wherein one of the first and second ends of the bar pin is securely received in the cavity of the body.
An elastomeric bushing assembly comprising:
- an outer sleeve;
- a bar pin including first and second opposing ends;
- an elastomeric bushing disposed between the outer sleeve and the bar pin;
- and
- a monolithic, one-piece bracket including a U-shaped body, the body including a first leg spaced apart from a second leg, the first and second legs being interconnected by an end wall, the bracket further including a first flange radially extending from the first leg and a second flange radially extending from the second leg, the first and second flanges being coplanar,
- wherein one of the first and second ends of the bar pin is positioned between the first and second legs and secured to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.