Spring housing for a suspension

- Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a spring housing for a suspension having the inventive design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front, top and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front, top and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front, bottom and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front, bottom and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a front and top perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a rear, top and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a rear, top and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a rear, bottom and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a rear, bottom and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1, taken along line 16-16 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1, taken along line 17-17 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1, taken along line 18-18 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1, taken along line 19-19 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 1, taken along line 20-20 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a spring housing for a suspension having the inventive design;

FIG. 22 is a rear elevational view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 24 is a left side elevational view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 25 is a top view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 26 is a bottom view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 27 is a front, top and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 28 is a front, top and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 29 is a front, bottom and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 30 is a front, bottom and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 31 is a front and top perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 32 is a rear, top and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 33 is a rear, top and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 34 is a rear, bottom and left side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 35 is a rear, bottom and right side perspective view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21;

FIG. 36 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21, taken along line 36-36 in FIG. 21;

FIG. 37 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21, taken along line 37-37 in FIG. 22;

FIG. 38 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21, taken along line 38-38 in FIG. 22;

FIG. 39 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21, taken along line 39-39 in FIG. 23; and,

FIG. 40 is a sectional view of the spring housing for a suspension shown in FIG. 21, taken along line 40-40 in FIG. 24.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D649917
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2010
Date of Patent: Dec 6, 2011
Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. (Itasca, IL)
Inventors: Shawn D. Noble (Naperville, IL), Michael P. Robinson (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Michael Pratt
Attorney: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Application Number: 29/369,286
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chassis Element (33) (D12/159)