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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2010
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:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/12 (2006.01); B60G 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A liftable independent suspension system which may also be steerable. In a described embodiment, a liftable suspension system for use on a vehicle includes wheel spindles positioned to extend outwardly at each respective lateral side of the vehicle. The spindles are displaceable independent of each other. An actuator is operable to raise at least one of the spindles, so that a tire rotatably connected to the spindle is liftable out of engagement with a road surface when the actuator raises the spindle.


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