Patent ID: 8398101

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a swing member pivotally coupled with the frame and pivotable about a first axis; an axle tube coupled with the swing member and comprising a radius; a cushion bracket coupled with the axle tube; and a protrusion coupled with the axle tube adjacent the cushion bracket, the protrusion extending outwardly from the axle tube; an axle rotatably supported by the axle tube and rotatable about a second axis; and a cushion member comprising a lower end and an upper end, the upper end being pivotally coupled with the frame and the lower end being pivotally coupled with the cushion bracket and pivotable about a third axis; wherein: the second axis and the third axis reside in a first plane; the second axis resides in a second plane that is perpendicular to the first plane; the protrusion is located above the first plane; the cushion member is spaced from the protrusion by a first distance having a minimum value; the lower end of the cushion member is spaced from the axle tube by a second distance having a minimum value; and the minimum value of the first distance is less than the minimum value of the second distance.