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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Wilbert W. Williams, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Brian Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Adam Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Christopher Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Craig Williams, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wilbert W. Williams, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Brian Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Adam Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Christopher Bayer, Northville, MI (US);
Craig Williams, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Williams-Bayer Industries Inc., Westland, MI (US);
Abstract
A sleeve for assembling into a sub-assembly including a control arm of a vehicular suspension assembly prepared by a process is disclosed. The process includes the steps of: providing a tubular segment; firstly shaping a first portion of the tubular segment to include a proximal flange; secondly shaping a second portion of the tubular segment to include a distal flange. A third portion of the tubular segment forms an intermediate body extending between the proximal flange and the distal flange. The length of the tubular segment includes a substantially constant and uniform thickness after the firstly shaping step and the secondly step. A sleeve is also disclosed. A sub-assembly. A portion of a vehicular suspension assembly is also disclosed.