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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Fox Factory, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Damon Gilbert, Aptos, CA (US);
Christopher Paul Cox, Capitola, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Braselton, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 25/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/348 (2006.01); F16F 9/44 (2006.01); B62K 25/10 (2006.01); F16F 9/06 (2006.01); F16F 9/19 (2006.01); F16F 9/34 (2006.01); F16F 9/36 (2006.01); F16F 9/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 25/08 (2013.01); B62K 25/10 (2013.01); F16F 9/061 (2013.01); F16F 9/19 (2013.01); F16F 9/34 (2013.01); F16F 9/3485 (2013.01); F16F 9/3488 (2013.01); F16F 9/36 (2013.01); F16F 9/44 (2013.01); F16F 9/446 (2013.01); F16F 9/56 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01); F16F 2230/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compression damper of a shock absorber includes: a single adjustable fluid circuit configured for controlling a damping rate associated with multiple compression speeds of the shock absorber, wherein the single adjustable fluid circuit includes a fluid passageway through a base valve; and a positionally adjustable floating shim stack positioned at one end of the fluid passageway, the positionally adjustable floating shim stack configured for selectively blocking a flow of fluid through the fluid passageway.