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

Claim 7:
8. A replacement spindle assembly for a vehicle axle, comprising, in combination,
a cylindrical spindle having a first end portion, a second end portion and an axial through passageway,
said first end portion of said spindle having an outer bearing surface adapted to receive an outer bearing assembly, an inner bearing surface axially spaced from said outer bearing surface, having a diameter and adapted to receive an inner bearing assembly, and a threaded region adjacent said outer bearing surface 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 the inner bearing surface 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 surface between said first and second regions, and
a cylindrical ring for disposition on said cylindrical spindle, said cylindrical ring having an external feature and defining a first region of a first, smaller diameter, a second region of a second, larger diameter, the second region of the second, larger diameter having a diameter greater than the first region of the first smaller diameter, and a second oblique surface between said first and second regions of said cylindrical ring, both said first and second regions of said cylindrical ring having diameters smaller than said respective first and second regions of said second end portion of said spindle,
wherein an interference fit secures said cylindrical ring to said spindle.