Patent ID: 8517456

Claim:
A single improved cab suspension member replacing one or more existing suspension members between a terminal tractor cab and a terminal tractor chassis in a terminal tractor, providing an improved distribution of the weight of the cab and a more balanced and smooth ride than said existing suspension members, said improved rear suspension member comprising: an upper housing, a lower latch bracket, a suspension capsule retainer bolt inserted through a capsule retaining bolt hole in an upper plate of said lower latch bracket, said retainer bolt further retaining and positioning, a center support tube having an axial bore through which said suspension capsule retainer bolt is inserted, said center support tube providing support to; a main carrier spring, a rebound spring, a center support and spring mount installed between said rebound spring and said main carrier spring, an upper spring capture plate over said rebound spring, an upper urethane spring and a washer and nut assembly, said washer and nut assembly threadably engaging an upper threaded end of said suspension capsule retainer bolt; and a shock absorber secured between a lower shock mounting stud extending laterally from said lower latch bracket and a laterally extending upper shock mounting stud extending laterally from said upper housing, said lower latch bracket further providing a transverse oriented latch bar to which an existing hydraulic latch assembly mounted to a hydraulic latch mounting bracket installed upon said terminal tractor chassis secures said terminal tractor cab to said terminal tractor chassis in a transport position under a cab portion of said terminal tractor cab.