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Ball joint suspension for a motor vehicle

CA 1051043 A · Owner: Ford Motor Company Of Canada · Inventors: Allison, William D.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A ball joint suspension for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A torsion bar spring has laterally extending left and right wheel positioning portions of generally Y-shape. The outer ends of these portions each comprise parallel bars that are interconnected by a small loop. A ball joint has its socket press-fitted into the small loop and its ball stud secured to a wheel support member.

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  • Granted March 20, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 20, 1996.
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GrantedMarch 20, 1979
Term endedMarch 20, 1996
Patent numberCA 1051043 A
Classification (IPC)B60G11/18 +2 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedMarch 20, 1979Term endedMarch 20, 1996

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