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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
Damon E. Dilworth, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Allen G. Renfrow, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Damon E. Dilworth, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Allen G. Renfrow, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
A clamp member for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a base having a length, a width and a depth. The base also has an inside surface and an outside surface, and a front surface and a back surface. A semi-cylindrical receiving portion is disposed on the inside surface of the base and extends through the depth of the base. A first joint portion is disposed on the base and has a first finger extending from the inside surface in the width direction. The first finger is offset in the depth direction from the back surface. A second joint portion is disposed on the base on the opposite side of the semi-cylindrical receiving portion from the first joint portion. The second joint portion has a second finger extending from the inside surface in the width direction, and is offset in the depth direction from the front surface.