Patent ID: 7077371

Claim:
A coupler device adapted for attaching a ball joint of a shock absorber to the chassis of a vehicle, said device including: a base plate having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge, said plate having a substantially circular shape such that said plate has a centrally located primary axis, said plate having a diameter generally between 6.75 inches and 7.00 inches, said plate having a centrally disposed aperture extending therethrough, said aperture being circular shaped and having a diameter generally between 3.25 inches and 3.75 inches, said peripheral edge of said plate having a notch therein such that a linear portion of said peripheral edge is formed, a line orientated perpendicular to said linear portion and extending to said primary axis being equal to between 2.90 inches and 3.00 inches, said base plate having a plurality of bolt openings extending therethrough; a tubular peripheral wall having a bottom edge and a top edge, said bottom edge being integrally attached to said top side of said plate, said peripheral wall having a primary opening extending therethrough so that a shock absorber reservoir may be selectively passed inward said aperture and outward through said primary opening in said peripheral wall, said primary opening having a width generally equal to between 2.55 inches and 2.70 inches, said primary opening having an arcuate upper edge having a height greater that 3.00 inches, said peripheral wall having a first hole and a second hole each extending therethrough, said first and second holes being positioned opposite of each other, said first and second holes each having an axis being aligned with each other, said axes of said first and second holes being spaced from said top edge a distance generally between 0.75 inches and 1.25 inches, said axes of said first and second holes being orientated generally perpendicular to said linear portion, said second hole including a threaded section; a rod having a first end and a second end, a head being integrally coupled to said first end, a threaded post being integrally attached to and extending away from said second end; and wherein said rod may be extended through said first hole, through the ball joint and threadably coupled to said second hole such that the shock absorber is pivotally attached to the peripheral wall, wherein each of a plurality of bolts may be removably extended through one of said bolt openings and into the chassis.