Patent ID: 6311960
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B60G,F16B,F16F

Abstract:
A vehicular leaf spring tip insert, said insert comprising:a pad portion providing a liner between adjacent leaf spring tips;at least one shank portion extending from said pad portion to a free end, said shank portion having a generally axial bore, said shank portion also having a protuberance extending outward therefrom with a leaf spring engagement surface facing toward said pad portion at an axial distance therefrom, said protuberance being dimensionally adapted and configured so that said protuberance is compressed radially inward sufficiently to be received through the tip opening upon insertion of said shank portion therethrough;a pin for insertion into said shank bore, said pin retaining said shank protuberance in a position to extend said protuberance radially outward to enable said shank leaf spring engagement surface to become engageable with said leaf spring; andsaid pin being provided by a semi-liquid material which is filled into said shank portion axial bore and is solidified and/or cured to a state having sufficient rigidity to resist inward deflection of said protuberance.