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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Thomas N. Chalin, Fairview, TX (US);
Inventor:
Thomas N. Chalin, Fairview, TX (US);
Assignee:
Watson & Chalin Manufacturing, Inc., McKinney, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension system having a reduced weight arm construction. In one vehicle suspension system, an axle is constructed at least partially of a metal alloy. An arm assembly of the suspension system includes an axle attachment constructed at least partially of a material which cannot be welded directly to the metal alloy. To interconnect the axle to the axle attachment of the arm assembly, a transition device is permanently secured to the metal alloy and permanently secured to the axle attachment material.