Patent ID: 9352678
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B60G,B60P

Claim Text:
1. A lowering suspension for a vehicle having driving wheels, said lowering suspension comprising: a cargo area overlying a portion of a frame, said frame affixed to said vehicle; an axle located underneath said cargo area, said axle having a central axis, said axle including arms affixed thereto and extending outward from said central axis, each of said arms having a pivot point, each of said pivot points of said arms aligned to form a pivoting axis being spaced from said central axis of said axle, said axle capable of pivoting with respect to said pivot axis between a raised and lowered position, said pivoting axis intersecting said frame; an actuator having a first end and a second end, said first end affixed to said vehicle, said second end connected to said axle, said actuator movable between a retracted and an extended position, said actuator capable of moving said axle between said raised and lowered position; a swing arm pivotal about an axis that is coaxial with said central axis of said axle, said swing arm having a spindle with a rotational spindle axis offset from said central axis; a wheel capable of rotation with respect to said rotational axis of said spindle; and when said axle is in said lowered position, said spindle axis is located above said cargo area and said axle is in said raised position, said spindle axis is located below said cargo area.