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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:
Oct. 23, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stewart N Metz, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Granning Suspensions, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280711 ; 267 / ; 280704 ;
Abstract
The vehicle suspension provides an axle assembly which may be mounted either on a truck-tractor or a truck-trailer to provide an additional axle. The suspension includes an axle which is suspended from a vehicle frame by means of a spring structure. A drawbar extends forwardly from the axle to connect the axle to the vehicle frame. A lifting mechanism is provided to raise the axle and associated wheels off the ground when desired.