Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible joint for a suspension link with a threaded insert
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Application No.: US14622350Application Date: 2015-02-13
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Publication No.: US09694637B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Douglas H. Powell
- Applicant: Douglas H. Powell
- Agency: Dodd Call Black, PLLC
- Agent Dustin L. Call
- Main IPC: F16B7/06
- IPC: F16B7/06 ; F16G11/12 ; B60G7/00 ; F16C11/08 ; F16C11/06 ; F16F1/38 ; F16C7/06

Abstract:
A flexible joint for attachment to a suspension link. The flexible joint includes a housing, where the housing includes an external surface and an internal surface. The flexible joint also includes a joint insert. The joint insert includes a first section and a second section attached to the first section at an attachment point. The joint insert also includes an inner sleeve, where the inner sleeve includes a first portion in the first section of the joint insert and a second portion in the second section of the joint insert. The inner sleeve also includes a channel, where the channel is configured to receive at least a portion of an external device and an external surface. The joint insert further includes an elastomer, where the elastomer is fused to at least a portion of the external surface of the inner sleeve, a portion of the elastomer is in contact with the internal surface of the housing, and the elastomer is not permanently attached to the internal surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160238061A1 FLEXIBLE JOINT FOR A SUSPENSION LINK WITH A THREADED INSERT Public/Granted day:2016-08-18
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