Vehicle
AssigneeTerrapid Technologies CC
InventorDavid S. Atkins
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Abstract
A front suspension unit for the independent suspension of the front wheels of a motor powered off road four wheel vehicle comprising a pair of suspension units with their outer casings mounted together and the inner members carrying laterally extending arms with their free ends constituted for attachment to front wheel mounting assemblies and such units in combination with a steering assembly having a column to be supported at one end from the vehicle chassis and carrying a steering wheel and axle on the other end, the axle having a chain and sprocket mounted thereon with the ends of the chain attached to a plate rotatably mounted on the column and carrying link arms to be attached one to each of the front wheel mounting assemblies.
Claims9
A front suspension unit for the chassis of a motor powered off road four wheeled vehicle comprising:
- a pair of suspension units each including at least one resilient block between an inner member and an outer casing with the outer casings of said units mounted together;
- the inner member of each unit carrying a laterally extending arm having a free end constructed to terminate in a front wheel mounting assembly;
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- stays, each having one end connected to the free end of a respective arm, each stay extending forwardly and inwardly such that a second can end of the stay can connect to a point on the vehicle chassis substantially in line with the suspension unit carrying the arm to which the stay is connected.
A motor powered off-road four wheeled vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle chassis;
- a pair of front suspension units each including at least one resilient block between an inner member and an outer casing with said outer casings mounted together;
- each inner member carrying a laterally extending arm having a free end secured to a front wheel mounting assembly;
- a steering assembly having a mounting column with a steering wheel on one end of a column supported from the vehicle chassis;
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- a steering axle having a chain and sprocket mounted thereon with free ends of the chain attached to a rotatable plate to which is attached the ends of link arms attached to the wheel mounting assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.