ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,395, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to FOX FACTORY INC. (Duluth, Ga.).
"Double-shear control arm mount" was invented by Chadwick Joseph Kern (Three Rivers, Mich.) and Cody Douglas Reynolds (Olivet, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A double-shear control arm mount is described that includes a base configured to affix to a vehicle portion, and arms extending from the base defining mounting regions positioned between the arms and the vehicle portion. The mounting regions can be below the arms in some implementations. The arms can include first and second arms positioned on opposing sides of the base. The first arm includes a firs...