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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Mario Galasso, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Wesley E. Allinger, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an adjustable suspension system for a vehicle comprises at least one strut. In one embodiment, the stanchion (or slider) is non-uniform with a major and minor circumferential stiffness and is adjustable relative to a fore and aft axis of the vehicle in order to provide a differing amount of stiffness relative thereto. In another embodiment, a portion of the stanchion is circular and a reinforcement is annularly disposed therearound with axial retention formations, The reinforcement has a non-uniform circumferential characteristic and is rotatable relative to the fore/aft axis of the vehicle