Shock absorber testing device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR TESTING SHOCK ABSORBERS ON AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A SPRUNG PORTION, AT LEAST A PART OF WHICH EXTENDS INWARDLY FROM SUBSTANTIALLY A VERTICAL SECTION THEREOF AND WHEELS THAT SUPPORT AN UNSPRUNG PORTION OF SAID VEHICLE, INCLUDING: (A) A BRACKET; (B) FIRST MEANS FOR REMOVABLY AFFIXING SAID BRACKET TO SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING PART OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION OF SAID VEHICLE THAT INCLUDES: (1) TWO TRANSVERSELY SPACED L-SHAPED MEMBERS, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL LEG AND A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL LEG; (2) A TRANSVERSE CROSSBAR AFFIXED TO THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID VERTICAL LEGS; (3) A FIRST INVERTED CHANNEL THAT EXTENDS TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN SAID VERTICAL LEGS BELOW SAID CROSSBAR AND IS RIGIDLY AFFIXED TO SAID LEGS; (4) A SLIDE LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE ON SAID HORIZONTAL LEGS, WITH SAID SLIDE HAVING A TAPPED BORE FORMED THEREIN ABOVE THE SPACE DEFINED BETWEEN SAID HORIZONTAL LEGS; (5) A THREADED ROD THAT ENGAGES SAID TAPPED BORE; (6) A SECOND CHANNEL TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED ABOVE SAID HORIZONTAL LEGS AND ROTATABLY ENGAGING THE UPPER END OF SAID ROD; AND (7) A HANDLE FOR ROTATING SAID ROD TO MOVE SAID SECOND CHANNEL UPWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST CHANNEL TO REMOVABLY GRIP SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING PART OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION WHEN SAID VERTICALLY EXTENDING PART OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION IS IN ABUTTING CONTACT WITH SAID CROSSBAR (C) A ROLLER; (D) A RIGID ELONGATE MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID ROLLER; (E) TWO VERTICALLY SPACED AND VERTICALLY ALIGNED EYES ON SAID BRACKET THROUGH WHICH SAID MEMBER EXTENDS; (F) A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE COLLAR MOUNTED ON SAID MEMBER AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID EYES; (G) SPRING MEANS THAT AT ALL TIMES URGE SAID MEMBER AND COLLAR DOWNWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID BRACKET; (H) ELECTRIC SWITCH MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BRACKET, WHICH MEANS INCLUDES A SPRING-LOADED ACTUATOR THAT MAINTAINS SAID SWITCH MEANS IN AN OPEN CONDITION SO LONG AS A FORCE IS EXERTED ON SAID ACTUATOR; (I) SECOND MEANS THAT MOVE CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID MEMBER AND AT ALL TIMES TEND TO MAINTAIN SAID FORCE ON SAID ACTUATOR; (J) A DIAL FOR VISUALLY INDICATING THE CONDITION OF SAID SHOCK ABSORBERS; (K) A GEARED DOWN ELECTRIC MOTOR; (L) A NEEDLE ROTATED BY SAID MOTOR AND SO DISPOSED AS TO SWEEP OVER SAID DIAL; (M) THIRD MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID DIAL AND MOTOR FROM SAID BRACKET; AND (N) AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT THAT INCLUDES SAID SWITCH AND MOTOR, WHICH MOTOR IS ENERGIZED TO ROTATE SAID NEEDLE TO INDICATE THE CONDITION OF SAID SHOCK ABSORBERS WHEN SAID SWITCH MEANS CLOSES DUE TO SEPARATION OF SAID SECOND MEANS FROM SAID ACTUATOR WHEN ONE OF SAID WHEELS AND ROLLER ARE CONCURRENTLY DRIVEN OFF AN ABRUPT DROP-OFF TO CAUSE OSCILLATION OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION RELATIVE TO SAID UNSPRUNG PORTION.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR TESTING SHOCK ABSORBERS ON AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A SPRUNG PORTION, AT LEAST A PART OF WHICH EXTENDS INWARDLY FROM SUBSTANTIALLY A VERTICAL SECTION THEREOF AND WHEELS THAT SUPPORT AN UNSPRUNG PORTION OF SAID VEHICLE, INCLUDING: (A) A BRACKET; (B) FIRST MEANS FOR REMOVABLY AFFIXING SAID BRACKET TO SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING PART OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION OF SAID VEHICLE THAT INCLUDES: (1) TWO TRANSVERSELY SPACED L-SHAPED MEMBERS, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL LEG AND A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL LEG; (2) A TRANSVERSE CROSSBAR AFFIXED TO THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID VERTICAL LEGS; (3) A FIRST INVERTED CHANNEL THAT EXTENDS TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN SAID VERTICAL LEGS BELOW SAID CROSSBAR AND IS RIGIDLY AFFIXED TO SAID LEGS; (4) A SLIDE LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE ON SAID HORIZONTAL LEGS, WITH SAID SLIDE HAVING A TAPPED BORE FORMED THEREIN ABOVE THE SPACE DEFINED BETWEEN SAID HORIZONTAL LEGS; (5) A THREADED ROD THAT ENGAGES SAID TAPPED BORE; (6) A SECOND CHANNEL TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED ABOVE SAID HORIZONTAL LEGS AND ROTATABLY ENGAGING THE UPPER END OF SAID ROD; AND (7) A HANDLE FOR ROTATING SAID ROD TO MOVE SAID SECOND CHANNEL UPWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST CHANNEL TO REMOVABLY GRIP SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING PART OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION WHEN SAID VERTICALLY EXTENDING PART OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION IS IN ABUTTING CONTACT WITH SAID CROSSBAR (C) A ROLLER; (D) A RIGID ELONGATE MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID ROLLER; (E) TWO VERTICALLY SPACED AND VERTICALLY ALIGNED EYES ON SAID BRACKET THROUGH WHICH SAID MEMBER EXTENDS; (F) A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE COLLAR MOUNTED ON SAID MEMBER AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID EYES; (G) SPRING MEANS THAT AT ALL TIMES URGE SAID MEMBER AND COLLAR DOWNWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID BRACKET; (H) ELECTRIC SWITCH MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BRACKET, WHICH MEANS INCLUDES A SPRING-LOADED ACTUATOR THAT MAINTAINS SAID SWITCH MEANS IN AN OPEN CONDITION SO LONG AS A FORCE IS EXERTED ON SAID ACTUATOR; (I) SECOND MEANS THAT MOVE CONCURRENTLY WITH SAID MEMBER AND AT ALL TIMES TEND TO MAINTAIN SAID FORCE ON SAID ACTUATOR; (J) A DIAL FOR VISUALLY INDICATING THE CONDITION OF SAID SHOCK ABSORBERS; (K) A GEARED DOWN ELECTRIC MOTOR; (L) A NEEDLE ROTATED BY SAID MOTOR AND SO DISPOSED AS TO SWEEP OVER SAID DIAL; (M) THIRD MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID DIAL AND MOTOR FROM SAID BRACKET; AND (N) AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT THAT INCLUDES SAID SWITCH AND MOTOR, WHICH MOTOR IS ENERGIZED TO ROTATE SAID NEEDLE TO INDICATE THE CONDITION OF SAID SHOCK ABSORBERS WHEN SAID SWITCH MEANS CLOSES DUE TO SEPARATION OF SAID SECOND MEANS FROM SAID ACTUATOR WHEN ONE OF SAID WHEELS AND ROLLER ARE CONCURRENTLY DRIVEN OFF AN ABRUPT DROP-OFF TO CAUSE OSCILLATION OF SAID SPRUNG PORTION RELATIVE TO SAID UNSPRUNG PORTION.