US 11,679,626 B2
Apex axle truss system
Nathan C. Price, Clearfield, UT (US)
Assigned to Artec Industries, LLC, North Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by Artec Industries, LLC, North Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/849,737.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/835,355, filed on Apr. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0331295 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
Int. Cl. B60B 35/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 35/163 (2013.01) [B60B 2310/302 (2013.01); B60B 2900/212 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apex axle truss system comprising:
a first apex axle truss comprising a sheet of metal that has been bent to form:
a first substantially vertical wall configured to be secured to a first lateral side of an axle housing;
a second substantially vertical wall configured to be secured to a second lateral side of the axle housing;
a first angled wall disposed between the first substantially vertical wall and the second substantially vertical wall; and
a second angled wall disposed between the first angled wall and the second substantially vertical wall, wherein the first angled wall and the second angled wall contact each other to form a pointed apex, wherein the pointed apex is configured to be disposed over an upper surface of the axle housing, wherein the first apex axle truss is configured to be disposed above the axle housing without extending under the axle housing.