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Vehicle body support and leveler device

CA 1057319 A · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Elliott, James O.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, An auxiliary vehicle body support and leveler device of the type commonly known as a load leveling shock absorber includes a non-magnetic cover fixed to the vehicle body a, pair of magnetic strips vertically aligned and separated on the outer surface of the cover and a pair of magnetic reed switches, one associated with each magnetic strip the reed, switches being horizontally disposed with one reed adjacent the respective magnetic strip so that the reed switch closes in response to the presence of a magnetic pole anywhere along the strip. The device also includes a main body fixed to the vehicle running gear and defining a variable volume chamber with the cover, …

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  • Granted June 26, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 26, 1996.
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GrantedJune 26, 1979
Term endedJune 26, 1996
Patent numberCA 1057319 A
Classification (IPC)B60C17/00 +1 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedJune 26, 1979Term endedJune 26, 1996

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