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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. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jim Eckelberry, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle System, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/700 ;
Abstract
A vehicle suspension system that is especially useful for truck trailer suspensions includes an adjustable support that stabilizes the vehicle when desired. The adjustable support preferably is hydraulic having a housing and a movable shaft. One end of the movable shaft preferably engages a receiver portion on a suspension beam to either adjust a position of the suspension beam relative to an underside of a truck trailer or to effectively lock the suspension beam into a desired position.