Suspension assembly

Description

FIG. 1 is an elevational view showing a front side of a suspension assembly having the inventive design, and FIG. 1 includes section lines 25--25 and 26--26;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view showing the left side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 includes section lines 19--19, 20--20, and 21--21;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view showing the right side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 includes section lines 17--17, 18--18, and 22--22;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view showing the back side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 includes section lines 10--10, 11--11, 12--12, 13--13, 14--14, 15--15, 16--16, 23--23, 24--24, 27--27, 28--28, 29--29, 30--30, 31--31, and 32--32;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the top, back side, and right side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the top, front side, and left side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is another perspective view showing the top, back side, and right side of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 10--10 thereof;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 11--11 thereof;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 12--12 thereof;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 13--13 thereof;

FIG. 14 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 14--14 thereof;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 15--15 thereof;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 16--16 thereof;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 4, taken along section lines 17--17 thereof;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 4, taken along section lines 18--18 thereof;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 3, taken along section lines 19--19 thereof;

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 3, taken along section lines 20--20 thereof;

FIG. 21 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 3, taken along section lines 21--21 thereof;

FIG. 22 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 4, taken along section lines 22--22 thereof;

FIG. 23 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 23--23 thereof;

FIG. 24 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 24--24 thereof;

FIG. 25 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, taken along section lines 25--25 thereof;

FIG. 26 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 1, taken along section lines 26--26 thereof;

FIG. 27 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 27--27 thereof;

FIG. 28 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 28--28 thereof;

FIG. 29 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 29--29 thereof;

FIG. 30 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 30--30 thereof;

FIG. 31 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 31--31 thereof; and,

FIG. 32 is a sectional view of the suspension assembly shown in FIG. 6, taken along section lines 32--32 thereof.

The section lines shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a suspension assembly, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Noble; Shawn D. (Naperville, IL), Robinson; Michael P. (Chicago, IL), Dudding; Ashley T. (Yorkville, IL), Brannigan; Michael (Narbeth, PA), Forrest; Christopher W. (Auburn, IN)
Assignee:	Henrickson USA, L.L.C. (Itasca, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/339,134
Filed:	June 24, 2009

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/159
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/118,400,161,159,160 ;188/281,298,297,315,316,274,286 ;267/195,136,64.15,217 ;464/173 ;D21/76 ;293/134

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

3279820	October 1966	Hickman
6659438	December 2003	Michael et al.
D610952	March 2010	Noble et al.

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Primary Examiner: Nelson; T. Chase
Assistant Examiner: Pratt; Michael A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP