.~.~ Vehicle spring jacking lock, between sprung and unsprung mass
DEFINITION
Classification: 280/754
(under subclass 727) Devices which extend between the vehicle frame (or other unsprung portion) and the vehicle axle (or other sprung portion) for the purpose of preventing the vehicle spring from flexing in either or both directions.
(1) Note. These devices are usually used to lock the vehicle spring and body together to prevent having to raise the body of an automobile excessively off the ground to change a tire.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
180, Motor Vehicles,
199+, for a motor vehicle which is provided with powered, ground-engaging means for producing, or assisting in the production of, lateral movement of the vehicle (e.g., for parking), and see particularly (2) Note of subclass 199 regarding the frequent appearance, in that area, of a device or element for preventing the sagging of a wheel and its suspension members when the portion of the vehicle to which they are attached is raised.
