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Systems and methods of bicycle suspension

US11673621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Cane Creek Cycling Components, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jeff LaForge · Asheville, US
James Gray Morrison · Asheville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2020
Grant date	Jun 13, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16F15/08
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A parallelogram suspension in a bicycle, the parallelogram suspension comprising a first swing arm rotatably coupled to a seat post at a first end of the first swing arm; a second swing arm rotatably coupled to the seat post at a first end of the second swing arm; a linkage rotatably coupled between a second end of the first swing arm and a second end of the second swing arm; a deformable support disposed in a volume defined between the first swing arm, the second swing arm, and the linkage; and a release configured to selectively open the volume to release the deformable support.

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