Patent ID: 6435485
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A monoleaf bow spring comprising:a central concave region; a pair of convex regions, one of said pair of convex regions located adjacent to one side of said central concave region and the other of said pair of convex regions located adjacent to the other side of said central concave region; wherein one of said pair of convex regions curves downward at a second angle relative to a second horizontal axis, said second angle being between zero and forty-five degrees relative to said second horizontal axis and wherein the other of said pair of convex regions curves downward at a third angle relative to a third horizontal axis, said third angle being between zero and forty-five degrees relative to said third horizontal axis; a pair of outer concave regions, each of said concave regions having an attachment region, wherein one of said pair of outer concave regions is located adjacent to said one of said pair of convex regions and the other of said pair of outer concave regions is located adjacent to said other of said pair of convex regions; wherein one of said pair of outer concave regions curves upward at a fourth angle relative to a fourth horizontal axis, said fourth angle being between ten and eighty degrees relative to said fourth horizontal axis and wherein the other of said pair of outer concave regions curves upward at a fifth angle relative to a fifth horizontal axis, said fifth angle being between ten and eighty degrees relative to said fifth horizontal axis.