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US 9,844,993 B2Granted
Two-piece adjustable strut spacer
AssigneeTAP Worldwide, LLC
InventorsRichard A. Botello, Jason M. Miyamoto
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Abstract
Strut spacers are described that include at least a male component comprising an externally threaded surface and a female component comprising an internally threaded surface. Rotation of the male component or the female component adjusts the height of the strut spacer prior to installation within the motor vehicle. The strut spacer can optionally include a locking ring to lock the height of the strut spacer before installation.
Claims20
A strut spacer for use with a strut assembly and a frame of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a first component comprising an externally threaded surface and a first set of holes configured to align with the pre-fabricated holes in the strut assembly;
- a second component comprising an internally threaded surface, wherein the internally threaded surface of the second component is configured to engage the externally threaded surface of the first component, wherein the second component has a second set of holes configured to align with pre-fabricated holes in the frame;
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- wherein rotation of the first component or the second component adjusts the height of the strut spacer prior to installation within the motor vehicle;
- wherein the first component has a longitudinally extending line;
- wherein the second component has a marking, wherein aligning the longitudinally extending line with the marking aligns the first set of holes and the second set of holes.
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A strut spacer for use with a strut assembly and a frame of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a first component comprising an externally threaded surface and a first set of holes configured to align with the pre-fabricated holes in the strut assembly;
- a second component comprising an internally threaded surface, wherein the internally threaded surface of the second component is configured to engage the externally threaded surface of the first component, wherein the second component has a second set of holes configured to align with pre-fabricated holes in the frame;
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- wherein rotation of the first component or the second component adjusts the height of the strut spacer prior to installation within the motor vehicle,
- wherein a distance between a mounting surface of the first component and a mounting surface of the second component is the height of the strut spacer.
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A strut spacer comprising:
- a first component comprising a threaded surface and a set of holes configured to align with pre-fabricated holes in a strut assembly;
- a second component comprising a threaded surface, wherein the threaded surface of the second component is configured to engage the threaded surface of the first component, wherein the second component has a set of holes configured to align with prefabricated holes in a frame of a motor vehicle, wherein rotation of the first component or the second component adjusts the height of the strut spacer;
- a third component comprising a threaded surface, wherein rotation of the third component locks the relative movement between the first component and the second component, wherein at least one of the first component and the second component has a marking;
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- a cover, wherein the cover can engage the first component or the second component to cover the holes in the first component or the second component.
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A strut spacer comprising:
- a first component comprising a threaded surface and a set of holes configured to align with pre-fabricated holes in a strut assembly;
- a second component comprising a threaded surface, wherein the threaded surface of the second component is configured to engage the threaded surface of the first component, wherein the second component has a set of holes configured to align with prefabricated holes in a frame of a motor vehicle, wherein rotation of the first component or the second component adjusts the height of the strut spacer;
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- a third component comprising a threaded surface, wherein rotation of the third component locks the relative movement between the first component and the second component,
- wherein the first component has a first marking and the second component has a second marking, wherein the first marking is configured to align with the second marking when the first set of holes aligns with the second set of holes.
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A strut spacer comprising:
- a first component comprising an externally threaded surface and a first set of holes configured to align with pre-fabricated holes in a strut assembly or a frame of a vehicle;
- a second component comprising an internally threaded surface, wherein the internally threaded surface of the second component is configured to engage the externally threaded surface of the first component, wherein the second component has a second set of holes configured to align with pre-fabricated holes in the strut assembly or the frame of the vehicle;
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- wherein rotation of the first component or the second component adjusts the height of the strut spacer,
- wherein the first component comprises a bolt extending through one of the holes of the first set of holes, and a cover, wherein the cover reduces the likelihood of the bolt backing out.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.