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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Applicant:
The Shyft Group, Inc., Charlotte, MI (US);
Inventors:
Johann Pieter Eloff, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Heinz Hentschel, Belleville, MI (US);
Douglas E. Peirce, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Shyft Group, Inc., Charlotte, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/12 (2013.01); B60G 2202/11 (2013.01); B60G 2204/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle chassis with a first frame rail and a second frame rail. There is rear suspension with a first leaf spring and a second leaf spring each pivotally connected to the first and second frame rails, respectively. In some embodiments, the rear suspension includes a first shackle assembly connecting the first leaf spring with the first frame rail such that the first shackle straddles the first leaf spring, and a second shackle assembly similarly straddling the second leaf spring.