US 12,312,031 B2
Adjustable height pin for a tie rod
Justin Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Shock Therapy Suspension, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Shock Therapy Suspension, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/437,469.
Application 18/437,469 is a continuation of application No. 18/177,314, filed on Mar. 2, 2023, granted, now 12,017,718.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/322,312, filed on Mar. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0182111 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 7/16 (2006.01); B62D 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 7/18 (2013.01) [B62D 7/16 (2013.01); B62D 7/166 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tie rod connection assembly comprising:
a tie rod;
a tie rod mount, wherein the tie rod mount is provided with an upper tie rod mount surface;
a washer;
a threaded nut;
a pin member affixed to the tie rod mount and pivotally coupled to a ball portion provided on a tie rod end of the tie rod, said pin member comprising a first end, a second end and a frustoconical shoulder portion between said first and second ends, wherein the frustoconical shoulder portion has a lower planar surface extending radially outward from the pin member and an upper frustoconical surface extending outwardly from the pin member and contiguous with the lower planar surface, wherein the upper frustoconical surface is adjacent to the ball portion of the tie rod end to allow for pivotal movement via the ball portion between the tie rod and the pin member, wherein the lower planar surface directly abuts the upper tie rod mount surface; and
at least one spacer.