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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:
Apr. 07, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Kitzmiller, New Bremen, OH (US);
Kevin D Sell, Wapakoneta, OH (US);
Assignee:
Airstream, Inc., Jackson Center, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280 / ; 280716 ;
Abstract
A steerable torsion axle assembly adaptable as a unit to diverse vehicles includes a torsion axle tube member carrying mounting brackets attachable to the main frame of a vehicle. Independently sprung swingable torsion arms secured to square shafts within the tube member carry steerable wheel spindles equipped with steering arms interconnected by a steering linkage which includes a swingable drawbar and a draft tongue. Direct precision steering is enabled in conjunction with a soft quiet ride.