Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-01
2008-07-01
Ilan, Ruth (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C280S124100
Reexamination Certificate
active
11420292
ABSTRACT:
A golf car suspension system includes a coil-over-shock strut assembly having a shock absorber cylinder and an offset bracket including a semicircular member and bracket legs extending from the semicircular member angularly offset from the semicircular member. The semicircular member engages the shock absorber cylinder. A spacer bracket has a semicircular portion engaging the shock absorber cylinder and opposed sleeve legs received between the bracket legs. A U-shaped knuckle bracket has a web and opposed flanges extending transversely from the web. The bracket legs and the sleeve legs are fixed to the web of the knuckle bracket. A steering knuckle connects to the knuckle bracket flanges. A wheel hub connects to the steering knuckle. A wheel connected to the wheel hub has a side-to-side tread face remaining in contact with a ground surface over a total travel distance of the strut assembly of up to 8.4 cm.
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Ball Landon N.
Sanville Anthony J.
Coker Robert A.
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
Ilan Ruth
Textron Inc.
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