Patent ID: 7469913
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. An axle tower for attaching a vehicle suspension component to a vehicle axle having a centerline, the axle tower comprising: a compression side plate disposed generally parallel to a tension side plate, each of the compression and tension side plates having upper and lower portions, each of the upper and lower portions of the compression and tension side plates having a proximate edge positioned closer to the centerline than a distal edge; first and second appendages extending from the distal edges of the lower portions of the compression and tension side plates, respectively; third and fourth appendages extending from the proximate edges of the lower portions of the compression and tension side plates, respectively; the proximate and distal edges of the lower portions of the compression and tension side plates having an arcuate portion; and an inner plate joining the compression and tension side plates and positioned perpendicular to the compression and tension side plates, the inner plate having upper and lower portions, the upper portion of the inner plate having a slot for attaching the axle tower to the vehicle suspension component.