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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. 30, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
John E Pressler, Roanoke, IN (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3011051 ; 180247 ; 384448 ; 384571 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a live spindle wheel end assembly wherein the spindle also functions as the inner race for the wheel bearings and wherein the spindle includes an outwardly extending barrel extension capable of receiving a manual or an automatic hub lock mechanism to selectively couple the spindle to a drive axle that may be provided in four-wheel drive applications so that the spindle may receive torque from the drive axle.