Vehicle suspension member
OwnerRoy A. Lewisinventor
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Abstract
A suspension member for a frame of a vehicle that permits a coil spring and a shock absorber to be attached as a unit to the vehicle frame and a control arm pivotally attached to the frame. The control arm is attached to the frame so that the suspension member extends between the frame and the control arm, and the coil spring and shock absorber can be adjusted concurrently.
Claims10
A suspension member for a frame of a vehicle, said member includes a coil spring and a shock absorber attached together as a unit to permit adjustment thereof and comprises:
- (a) mounting means having an internally threaded opening;
- (b) a generally cylindrical shaped adjustable means having, an open center bore, a shaft portion with exterior threads for coacting with said mounting means and a spring seat to serve as an abutment member for one end of said coil spring;
- (c) attachment means associated with said adjustable means for attaching one end of said shock absorber thereto so that as the position of said adjustable means is varied with respect to said mounting means, the shock absorber and coil spring are adjusted concurrently.
A suspension member for the frame of a vehicle, said member includes a coil spring and a shock absorber as a unit to permit adjustment thereof simultaneously and comprises:
- (a) a mounting member having an open center and a circularly shaped downwardly extending flange spaced apart from said open center;
- (b) a collar portion secured in the open center of said mounting member and having an internally threaded center aperture that is concentric with the open center of said mounting member;
- (c) a cylindrically shaped adjustable shaft member having exterior threads for coacting with said collar portion;
- (d) a spring seat attached to the bottom of said shaft member to serve as an abutment member for one end of said coil spring;
- (e) means associated with said shaft member for attaching one end of said shock absorber thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.