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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:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2002
John Thompson, Fonthill, CA;
Steven P. Levesque, St. Catharines, CA;
Adham El-Haw, St. Catharines, CA;
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in a vehicle comprises a first steering link ( ) having a first socket ( ), a second steering link ( ) having a second socket ( ), and a steering knuckle ( ) having a through hole ( ). A stud ( ) comprises first and second stud parts ( ). The first stud part ( ) comprises a first ball portion ( ) received in the first socket ( ) to connect the first stud part for pivotal movement relative to the first link, and a shank portion ( ) projecting from the first ball portion. The second stud part ( ) has a second ball portion ( ) received in the second socket ( ) to connect the second stud part for pivotal movement relative to the second link. The second stud part ( ) has an axially extending through opening ( ). The shank portion ( ) of the first stud part ( ) extends through the through hole ( ) in the steering knuckle ( ) and through the through opening ( ) in the second stud part ( ).
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