Patent ID: 7553102

Claim:
A clamp block assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle, comprising: two opposing clamp block members, each comprising: a base having a length, a width and a depth, said base having an inside surface and an outside surface opposite said inside surface, and a front surface and a back surface opposite said front surface; a semi-cylindrical receiving portion disposed on said inside surface of said base and extending from said front surface to said back surface; a first joint portion disposed on said base on a side of said semi-cylindrical receiving portion and having a first finger extending from said inside surface in the width direction, said first finger offset in the depth direction from said back surface; a second joint portion disposed on said base on the opposite side of said semi-cylindrical receiving portion from said first joint portion, said second joint portion having a second finger extending from said inside surface in the width direction, and offset in the depth direction from said front surface; and at least one fastener hole located in said base and extending in the width direction from said inside surface to said outside surface and non-intersecting with said receiving portion; wherein said receiving portion comprises the entire inside surface of said base extending along an arcuate inside surface between and including said first finger and said second finger; a bar pin received in said semi-cylindrical receiving portion of both clamp block members; a first axle tower and a second axle tower each disposed outwardly upon said outside surface of one of said clamp block members with respect to said bar pin; and at least one fastener disposed through said first axle tower, through said at least one fastener hole of both clamp blocks, and through said second axle tower such that said first finger of one of said clamp block members interlocks with said second finger of the other clamp block member to clamp said bar pin between said clamp block members.