US 12,435,754 B2
Universal housing
Jeff Kester, Marshall, TX (US); and Jesse Johnson, Marshall, TX (US)
Assigned to THUMPER FABRICATION, LLC, Marshall, TX (US)
Filed by Thumper Fabrication, LLC, Marshall, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/383,004.
Application 18/383,004 is a continuation of application No. 17/848,730, filed on Jun. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,821,459.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/332,219, filed on Apr. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052879 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16C 11/06 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16C 11/0623 (2013.01) [B60G 7/005 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 2204/416 (2013.01); B60G 2206/124 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for universal housing, said system comprising:
a universal housing comprising a central void, wherein said central void is between 1 and 3 inches;
wherein said universal housing comprises a coupler;
a sleeve sized to be received within said central void via press fit;
wherein said universal housing can couple either to a ball joint or a uniball, wherein said ball joint and said uniball can be installed interchangeably
wherein said sleeve resizes said central void so that it can properly accept a ball joint, but wherein no sleeve is utilized when a uniball is installed.