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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Hendrickson Usa, L.l.c., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ashley T. Dudding, Yorkville, IL (US);
Sean T. Lindsay, Palos Park, IL (US);
Ryan M. Ettenhofer, Oak Park, IL (US);
Michael P. Robinson, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard J. Aumann, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/465 (2013.01); B60G 2202/11 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2204/121 (2013.01); B60G 2204/148 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lift axle suspension system incorporating a lift paddle is disclosed. The lift paddle comprising a first pad, a second pad and a rigid support arm securing the first pad and the second pad in fixed relation to one another. The first pad is attached to a lift spring, the second pad is secured to the bottom surface of the main support member/leaf spring. Actuation of the lift spring causes the axle to be lifted out of contact with the ground surface.