Suspension assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is an elevational view showing a front side of a suspension assembly having the inventive design, and FIG. 1 includes section lines 2525 and 2626;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view showing the left side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 includes section lines 1919, 2020, and 2121;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view showing the right side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 includes section lines 1717, 1818, and 2222;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view showing the back side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 includes section lines 1010, 1111, 1212, 1313, 1414, 1515, 1616, 2323, 2424, 2727, 2828, 2929, 3030, 3131, and 3232;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the top, back side, and right side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the top, front side, and left side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is another perspective view showing the top, back side, and right side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 1010 thereof;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 1111 thereof;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 1212 thereof;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 1313 thereof;

FIG. 14 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 1414 thereof;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 1515 thereof;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 1616 thereof;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 4, taken along section lines 1717 thereof;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 4, taken along section lines 1818 thereof;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 3, taken along section lines 1919 thereof;

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 3, taken along section lines 2020 thereof;

FIG. 21 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 3, taken along section lines 2121 thereof;

FIG. 22 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 4, taken along section lines 2222 thereof;

FIG. 23 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 2323 thereof;

FIG. 24 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 2424 thereof;

FIG. 25 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, taken along section lines 2525 thereof;

FIG. 26 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, taken along section lines 2626 thereof;

FIG. 27 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 2727 thereof;

FIG. 28 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 2828 thereof;

FIG. 29 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 2929 thereof;

FIG. 30 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 3030 thereof;

FIG. 31 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 3131 thereof; and,

FIG. 32 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 3232 thereof.

The section lines shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a suspension assembly, as shown and described.

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3279820 October 1966 Hickman
6659438 December 9, 2003 Michael et al.
D610952 March 2, 2010 Noble et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D624465
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 24, 2009
Date of Patent: Sep 28, 2010
Assignee: Henrickson USA, L.L.C. (Itasca, IL)
Inventors: Shawn D. Noble (Naperville, IL), Michael P. Robinson (Chicago, IL), Ashley T. Dudding (Yorkville, IL), Michael Brannigan (Narbeth, PA), Christopher W. Forrest (Auburn, IN)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Attorney: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Application Number: 29/339,134
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chassis Element (33) (D12/159)