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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
John Marking, El Cajon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/53 (2006.01); B60G 15/12 (2006.01); B60G 17/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/06 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/08 (2013.01); B60G 15/12 (2013.01); F16F 9/061 (2013.01); F16F 9/066 (2013.01); F16F 9/53 (2013.01); F16F 9/535 (2013.01); B60G 15/062 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2206/41 (2013.01); B60G 2500/10 (2013.01); B60G 2600/22 (2013.01); B60G 2800/162 (2013.01); F16F 2222/06 (2013.01); F16F 2224/045 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spring for a suspension is described. The spring includes: a spring chamber divided into at least a primary portion and a secondary portion, and a fluid flow path coupled with and between the primary portion and the secondary portion. The fluid flow path includes a bypass mechanism, wherein the bypass mechanism is configured for automatically providing resistance within the fluid flow path in response to a compressed condition of the suspension.