Patent ID: 7077411
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle suspension comprising: a frame for support of a vehicle, said frame having a forward end, a rearward end and sides; a pair of levers carried by the frame intermediate the ends of the frame, one at one side and the other at the other side of the frame, each lever being pivotally mounted with respect to the frame for swinging movement on an axis intermediate opposite ends of the lever transverse to the frame; a pair of beams, one extending forward from one of the levers and the other extending forward from the other lever, each of said forwardly-extending beams having a pivotal connection with the respective lever forward of the lever axis and having a support for a forward axle; a pair of beams, one extending rearward from one of the levers and the other extending rearward from the other lever, each of said rearwardly-extending beams having a pivotal connection with the respective lever rearward of the lever axis and having a support for a rearward axle; a forward pair of springs each interposed between a respective forwardly-extending beam and the frame; and a rearward pair of springs each interposed between a respective rearwardly-extending beam and the frame.