US Patent 7234715 Horizontal ball joint assembly

Patent 7234715 was granted and assigned to American Axle on June, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

American Axle

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

72347150

Patent Inventor Names

Herb Adams0

James Downs0

Date of Patent

June 26, 2007

Patent Application Number

110299600

Date Filed

January 5, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Eric Culbreth

Patent abstract

A wheel suspension assembly for a vehicle is operable to travel across a ground surface. The wheel suspension assembly includes a first suspension member, a second suspension member, a wheel rotatably coupled to the first suspension member and a ball stud interconnecting the first and second suspension members. The ball stud includes a ball and a tapered shaft. The tapered shaft extends along a longitudinal axis. One of the first and second suspension members includes a ball socket in receipt of the ball. The other of the first and second suspension members includes a tapered bore in the receipt of the tapered shaft. The longitudinal axis of the tapered shaft is oriented substantially parallel to the ground surface.