US 12,275,452 B1
Joint mounting kit
Benjamin H. Westcott, Maryland Heights, MO (US); Dustin Schrieber, Waterloo, IL (US); Steven D. Schmitt, Maryland Heights, MO (US); Seth Englebright, Maryland Heights, MO (US); and Roger G. Sellers, Arnold, MO (US)
Assigned to FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/380,615.
Int. Cl. B62D 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 17/00 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A joint mounting kit, comprising:
a mounting plate having a mounting hole, wherein the mounting plate is configured to at least partially retain a joint and the mounting hole has a mounting hole interior wall, wherein at least a portion of the mounting hole interior wall is at least partially planar;
a fastener configured to be received in the mounting hole to at least partially retain the mounting plate to a vehicle component;
a slug configured to be received in the mounting hole with the fastener, wherein the slug has a slug height that is equal to or less than a height of the mounting hole interior wall; and
a socket joint coupled to the mounting plate.