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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Ashley Thomas Dudding, Plainfield, IL (US);
Lawrence Edward Miller, Naperville, IL (US);
The Boler Company, Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A fabricated vehicle axle is shown to include a main body having an inverted U-shaped configuration. The fabricated vehicle axle further includes a continuous bottom plate welded to the main body. The fabricated axle also includes a first king pin top plate having a reversed curved fork portion welded to the main body at one end thereof. Similarly, the fabricated vehicle axle includes a second king pin top plate having a reversed curved fork portion welded to the main body at an opposite end thereof. Still further, the fabricated vehicle axle includes a first gooseneck part welded to the first king pin top plate and the first end of the bottom plate. Similarly, the fabricated vehicle axle includes a second gooseneck part welded to the second king pin top plate and the second end of the bottom plate.