Patent ID: 6209897
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
An apparatus for rotatably attaching one end of a leaf spring to a suspension bracket, the apparatus comprising:first and second spring pins, each of the spring pins having two ends, and each of the ends having a transverse hole therethrough;first and second shackles, each of the shackles having a cylindrical hole along a longitudinal axis;the first spring pin is rotatably mountable to a leaf spring and the second spring pin is rotatably mountable to a suspension bracket;the first shackle is adapted to be oriented on a first side of the leaf spring and between the ends of the first spring pin and the second spring pin extending beyond the first side of the leaf spring;the second shackle is adapted to be oriented on a second side of the leaf spring and between the ends of the first spring pin and the second spring pin extending beyond the second side of the leaf spring; andfirst and second fastening members, the first fastening member being mountable through the cylindrical hole along the longitudinal axis of the first shackle and securable to the ends of the first spring pin and the second spring pin extending beyond the first side of the leaf spring, and the second fastening member being mountable through the cylindrical hole along the longitudinal axis of the second shackle and securable to the ends of the first spring pin and the second spring pin extending beyond the second side of the leaf spring.