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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:
Dec. 10, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D Butler, Van Wert, OH (US);
Mark E Riebesehl, Cordova, TN (US);
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33517 ; 33600 ;
Abstract
A device for measuring end play between a vehicle spindle and a wheel hub. A rotary thrust rod has a swivel connection with a housing threaded onto the spindle, such that the rod applies a pushing or pulling force to the spindle, depending on the direction of thrust rod rotation.