US 12,391,080 B2
Trailing arm for a vehicle
Stephen Kariniemi, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Stephen Kariniemi, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/885,626.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/582,551, filed on Sep. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0091398 A1, Mar. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 7/001 (2013.01) [B60G 7/02 (2013.01); B60G 2206/012 (2013.01); B60G 2206/10 (2013.01); B60G 2206/811 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a first rear trailing arm;
a rear wheel with a wheel hub space and a wheel hub, wherein the wheel hub is inset to the rear wheel inside of the wheel hub space, wherein the wheel hub has a wheel hub center axis and a wheel axle;
wherein the first rear trailing arm has a frame tube portion having a frame tube portion proximal end and a frame tube portion distal end wherein the frame tube portion distal end is configured to be attached to at least a portion of the frame frontward of the wheel hub center axis;
wherein the first rear trailing arm has a wheel tube portion angled from the frame tube portion and the wheel tube portion having a wheel tube proximal portion and a wheel tube distal portion, wherein the wheel tube proximal portion is frontward of the wheel hub center axis and wherein the wheel tube proximal portion is a remaining portion of the wheel tube distal portion that has been cutaway; and
wherein the wheel tube distal portion is attached to the wheel hub and the wheel tube distal portion has a lumen that surrounds the wheel axle.