High efficiency, high performance leading link fork design for bicycle front wheel suspensions
US5743547A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K25/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high efficiency bicycle front fork suspension system in which the front fork and wheel assembly are isolated from the remaining parts of the bicycle frame by a leading, 3-point linkage arrangement configured to produce a trailing link action at the wheel. The suspension system, in its preferred configuration, includes one or more fluid logic, rotary dampers and one or more high performance elastomeric or conventional spring elements carried in rear stub or shortened fork blades.
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