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

Claim 13:
14. A replacement spindle assembly for a vehicle axle, comprising, in combination,
an elongate spindle having a first end region, a second end region and a through passageway,
said first end region having a first bearing surface adapted to receive a first bearing assembly, a second bearing surface spaced from said first bearing surface and adapted to receive a second bearing assembly, and male threads adjacent said first bearing surface,
said second end region having an end adapted to be received within said vehicle axle and having a first portion having a diameter equal to said diameter of said second bearing surface of said first end region, a second portion having a diameter larger than said diameter of said first portion and terminating in a flange and a first frusto-conical surface between said first and second portions of said second end region, and
an annular seal ring adapted to be assembled on said spindle by an interference fit, said annular seal ring having an opening having a first portion of a first, smaller diameter, a second portion of a second, larger diameter, the second portion of the second, larger diameter having a diameter greater than the first portion of the first, smaller diameter, and a second frusto-conical surface between said first and second portions of said opening of said annular ring,
whereby both said first and second portions of said opening of said annular seal ring are smaller than said respective first and second portions of said second end region of said spindle before assembly.