ROD END MOUNTING BUSHING
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1. A rod end mounting bushing for use in a connection assembly, said rod end mounting bushing comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal axis line extending through said body and opposite end faces, each end face having a defining geometric plane, each geometric plane being constructed and arranged at an angle of incline relative to said longitudinal axis line, said body defining a through aperture extending through said body from one end face to the opposite end face, said through aperture having a longitudinal axis line that is substantially perpendicular to at least one of said opposite end faces.
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Abstract
A rod end mounting bushing for use in a connection assembly is disclosed. The rod end mounting bushing has a generally cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis line extending through the body and opposite end faces wherein each end face has a defining geometric plane. Each geometric plane is constructed and arranged at an angle of incline relative to the longitudinal axis line of the generally cylindrical body. The body defines a through aperture which extends from one end face to the opposite end face. This through aperture has a longitudinal axis line which is substantially perpendicular to at least one of the end faces.
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25 Claims
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1. A rod end mounting bushing for use in a connection assembly, said rod end mounting bushing comprising:
a body having a longitudinal axis line extending through said body and opposite end faces, each end face having a defining geometric plane, each geometric plane being constructed and arranged at an angle of incline relative to said longitudinal axis line, said body defining a through aperture extending through said body from one end face to the opposite end face, said through aperture having a longitudinal axis line that is substantially perpendicular to at least one of said opposite end faces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A rod end mounting assembly for positioning a rod end between a pair of spaced-apart receiving members, each receiving member defining an aperture, said rod end mounting assembly comprising:
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a pair of rod end mounting bushings, wherein each mounting bushing comprises; a body having a longitudinal axis line extending through said body and opposite end faces, each end face having a defining geometric plane, each geometric plane being constructed and arranged at an angle of incline relative to said longitudinal axis line, said body defining a through aperture extending through said body from one end face to the opposite end face, said through aperture having a longitudinal axis line that is substantially perpendicular to at least one of said opposite end faces; a fastener; and wherein each rod end mounting bushing is received by the aperture of a corresponding receiving member and said fastener extends through said pair of rod end mounting bushings. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25)
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18. A method of connecting a rod end to a support structure, said support structure including a pair of spaced-apart receiving members, the method of connecting comprising the following steps:
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(a) creating a first receiving bore in a first receiving member; (b) creating a second receiving bore in a second receiving member, wherein said first receiving bore having a first axis and said second receiving bore having a second axis which is offset from said first axis; (c) providing a pair of mounting bushings, each mounting bushing having a generally cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis line, a pair of substantially parallel end faces, each end face having a substantially planar surface which is inclined relative to said longitudinal axis line, and a bore defined by the body, each bore having a longitudinal axis which is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface of each end face; (d) providing a fastener; (e) inserting each bushing into its corresponding receiving bore; (f) turning at least one bushing within its corresponding receiving bore to generally obtain alignment of the two bushing bores; (g) providing the rod end to be connected; (h) positioning the rod end between the two bushings; and (i) completing the assembly using the fastener by inserting the fastener through each bushing bore and through an aperture defined by the rod end. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In combination:
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a suspension rod; a vehicle superstructure constructed and arranged with a pair of spaced-apart receiving members, each receiving member received within a corresponding geometric plane, wherein each receiving member defining an aperture having an axis which is generally perpendicular to the corresponding geometric plane and wherein one axis is offset from the other axis; and a pair of rod end mounting bushings, wherein each mounting bushing comprises; a body having a longitudinal axis line extending through said body and opposite end faces, each end face having a defining geometric plane, each geometric plane being constructed and arranged at an angle of incline relative to said longitudinal axis line, said body defining a through aperture extending through said body from one end face to the opposite end face, said through aperture having a longitudinal axis line that is substantially perpendicular to at least one of said opposite end faces; a fastener; and wherein each rod end mounting bushing is received by the aperture of a corresponding receiving member and said fastener extends through said pair of rod end mounting bushings. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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