Suspension assembly
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The broken lines showing various fasteners and holes in each of the figures are for the purpose of illustrating an example of an attachment means of the suspension assembly and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a suspension assembly as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 2, 2009
Date of Patent: Feb 22, 2011
Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. (Itasca, IL)
Inventors: Shawn D. Noble (Naperville, IL), Michael P. Robinson (Chicago, IL), Hormoz Kerendian (Buffalo Grove, IL), Ashley T. Dudding (Yorkville, IL)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Attorney: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Application Number: 29/315,182