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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:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory A Richardson, Holton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Neway Corp., Muskegon, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280704 ; 180209 ; 280711 ;
Abstract
A lock mechanism for an axle lift suspension comprises a support bracket mounted to the frame of a vehicle and a latch plate pivotably mounted to the support bracket. The latch plate has a hook portion and a cam portion and is manually rotatable against a spring bias. A pin is provided on a suspension arm, and when the arm is in a lifted position relative to the frame, the pin will be in nested engagement with the hook portion of the latch plate.