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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Gregory P. Kiselis, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Jeffrey W. Nichols, Pinckney, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory P. Kiselis, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Jeffrey W. Nichols, Pinckney, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magna International Inc., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 21/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suspension for a motor vehicle having a hollow suspension member including first and second spaced apart sidewalls and a pivot pin. In the preferred embodiment, the pivot pin is a locking assembly that includes a first retainer partially insertable through a first window formed in the first sidewall and a second retainer partially insertable through a second window formed in the second side wall. The first retainer engages the second retainer to present a pivot that receives a pivot arm between the sidewalls.