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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2002
John Raidel, Ii, Springfield, MO (US);
Bruce Barton, Springfield, MO (US);
Jason Klein, Springfield, MO (US);
Emmitt Scammahorn, Billings, MO (US);
John Raidel, II, Springfield, MO (US);
Bruce Barton, Springfield, MO (US);
Jason Klein, Springfield, MO (US);
Emmitt Scammahorn, Billings, MO (US);
Ridewell Corporation, Springfield, MO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a suspension beam and bush attachment assembly. The assembly comprises a longitudinally extending control arm, a bush eye clamp, and a mounting bracket. The control arm has a bush end, a mid-region, an axle mount formed opposite of the bush end, and one or more fastener bore. The bush eye clamp is transversely mounted to the bush end of the control arm and has a center bore configured for receiving a bush therein and an axial slot biasing the bushing eye clamp open for bush insertion. To securely position the bush within the bush eye clamp, the mounting bracket is affixed to the bushing eye clamp and has one or more fastener bores substantially aligned with the one or more fastener bores of the control arm such that securing a fastener through each of the bores of the bracket and control arm couples the bracket to the control arm and biases the axial slot into a substantially closed position to contact and compress a perimeter of the bush with the bush eye clamp.