Patent ID: 11945260
Assignee: JAMES L. EBERT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A replacement spindle assembly for a vehicle axle, comprising, in combination,
an elongate, tubular spindle having a first end portion, a second end portion and a through internal passageway,
said first end portion of said spindle having a first bearing region adapted to receive a first bearing assembly, a second bearing region having a diameter, spaced from said first bearing region and adapted to receive a second bearing assembly, and a threaded region adjacent said first bearing region having male threads,
said second end portion of said spindle defining an end adapted to be received within the vehicle axle and having a first region having a diameter equal to said diameter of said second bearing region of said first end portion, a second region having a diameter larger than said diameter of said first region and terminating in a flange and a first oblique shoulder between said first and second regions, and
a cylindrical seal ring for disposition on said elongate, tubular spindle by an interference fit, said seal ring defining a first, smaller inside diameter and a second, larger inside diameter larger than the first, smaller inside diameter; the first, smaller inside diameter and the second, larger inside diameter separated by a second oblique shoulder, both said smaller and said larger diameters of said seal ring being smaller than respective said first and second regions of said spindle.