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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:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
George R Sturmon, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Atro Engineered Sytems, Inc., Cuba, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
267292 ; 267293 ;
Abstract
A substitute for a lubricated metal-on-metal bushing for mounting the spring eye of a heavy over-the-road truck includes a sleeve part and a pin, the pin having bonded to it a polyurethane elastomer with a 65 D Shore hardness. Similar bushings are substituted for other metal-on-metal bushings in the suspensions and brakes of heavy over-the-road vehicles.