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Front bicycle suspension assembly with inertia valve

US7766135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2007
Grant dateAug 3, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/494
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A front bicycle suspension assembly having an inertia valve is described. The front bicycle suspension assembly may include at least upper and lower telescoping tubes and include a damping tube containing an inertia valve. The inertia valve may include an inertia mass movable along the outer surface of a valve shaft as the inertia valve moves between first and second positions.

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