Harley-davidson Motor Company Group, LLC

John F Wolanski

Frank Savage

Mark G Daniels

Louis N Netz

Brad Richards

Alexander John Bozmoski

Richard Paul Brault

Dais Nagao

Douglas D Reichardt

Michael DeCaluwe

Gregory R Schmidt

Michael S Carlin

Terry J Rumpel

Matthew James Mueller

Willie G Davidson

Kyle G Wick

Scott W Matthews

Jeffrey Smith

Michael Case

Jeremy Michael Lenzendorf

Brent Ahlers

Joshua J Hedtke

Brendon Smith

Richard J Christoph

Jeffrey A Kohler

Joseph Dennert

Dominic Keogh

Michael J Doperalski

Carl Hoy

Timothy McChesney

Matthew Paradise

Charles J Lamb

Richard Bradatsch

Everett H Paddock

William E Crowe

Alan P Flanders

Steven F Clements

Daniel M Sepic

Nicholas J LeRoy

Motorcycle

The present invention provides a vehicle including a frame, a rear wheel, a swingarm coupling the rear wheel to the frame, and a pivot shaft assembly rotatably coupling the swingarm to the frame. The pivot shaft assembly includes a first shaft having a non-circular outer surface engageable with a corresponding non-circular aperture in the frame. The pivot shaft assembly also includes a second shaft threaded to one end of the first shaft. The second shaft pivotably supports one side of the swingarm with respect to the frame. The pivot shaft assembly further includes a third shaft threaded to the other end of the first shaft. The third shaft pivotably supports the other side of the swingarm with respect to the frame.

Vehicle having multiple-piece pivot shaft assembly

Growing community of inventors

Menomonee Falls, WI, United States of America

John F Wolanski