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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:
Aug. 23, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Virgil W Kaiser, deceased, late of Saginaw, MI (US);
Assignee:
V. W. Kaiser Engineering, Inc., Millington, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280 961 ; 308109 ; 3081 / ; 308240 ;
Abstract
A steering axle assembly for a motor vehicle, including an axle, at least one king pin mounted at one end of the axle, a pivotal steering knuckle having a bore rotatably receiving the king pin, a closure cap mounted on the steering knuckle for closing the bore, and an annular sealing element disposed between the end cap and the knuckle. The end cap includes an annular recess for receiving a portion of the sealing element, a central, lubricant reservoir in alignment with the bore, and a lubricant check valve which permits lubricant to pass only outwardly from the reservoir.