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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas N. Chalin, Fairview, TX (US);
Cully B. Dodd, McKinney, TX (US);
Herbert D. Hudson, McKinney, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas N. Chalin, Fairview, TX (US);
Cully B. Dodd, McKinney, TX (US);
Herbert D. Hudson, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Watson & Chain Manufacturing, Inc., McKinney, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension system having a composite beam. In a described embodiment, a suspension system for a vehicle having a frame is provided. The suspension system includes an axle and a beam interconnected between the vehicle frame and the axle. The beam has opposite ends, an elongated body extending between the opposite ends, and a metal end connection at one of the opposite ends. The body is made of a composite material.