Suspension assembly

Patent D610952 Issued on March 2, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 2, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.

Application

No. 29329354 filed on 12/12/2008

US Classes:

D12/159Chassis element (33)

Examiners

Primary: Nelson, T. Chase
Assistant: Pratt, Michael A

Attorney, Agent or Firm

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Claims

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

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the top, front, and right side of a suspension assembly having the inventive design;

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

FIG. 3 is a top view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a back elevational view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of bolts and hardware in FIGS. 1 7, the upper recesses shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, attachment holes in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, and portions of a mounting element shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 7 is for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

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