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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Saf-holland, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Richard Conaway, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Daniel R. Dykstra, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Marc Johnson, Muskegon, MI (US);
Doug Thole, Muskegon, MI (US);
Boyd Freeman, Muskegon, MI (US);
SAF-HOLLAND, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle suspension assembly includes first and second mounting brackets each adapted to couple to a vehicle frame assembly, first and second trailing arms each having a first end pivotably coupled to the mounting brackets, and a second end located outboard of the first end of the associated trailing arm; an axle member having a first end and a second end; an integrated first mounting arrangement and an integrated second mounting arrangement coupled to the associated ends of the axle member, wherein the mounting arrangements pivotably couple the second end of the associated trailing arm to one of the ends of the axle member, and wherein the mounting arrangements couple one of the ends of the axle member to the spindle assembly.