Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-26
2011-10-04
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
active
08029008
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle leaf spring suspension having a low spring rate is disclosed. The suspension has an axle seat secured to a vehicle axle. The leaf spring is clamped at its spring seat area to the axle seat at the clamp group mounting surface of the axle seat and with certain of the disclosed axle seats, can be clamped such that the spring seat area is asymmetrically positioned with respect to the vehicle axle centerline. Also, an active clamp group arrangement can be used to utilize the entire physical length of the leaf spring.
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Collyer Brent
Cortez Jerome Lim
Dudding Ashley Thomas
McClain Gregory Lewis
Thomas Jason Steby
Cook Alex Ltd.
Dickson Paul N
Hendrickson USA L.L.C.
Rocca Joseph
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