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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Paul Cox, Capitola, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/027 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0272 (2013.01); B60G 15/065 (2013.01); B60G 17/0152 (2013.01); B60G 17/016 (2013.01); B60G 2202/312 (2013.01); B60G 2400/10 (2013.01); B60G 2400/20 (2013.01); B60G 2400/25 (2013.01); B60G 2401/11 (2013.01); B60G 2401/17 (2013.01); B60G 2500/22 (2013.01); B60G 2600/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shock absorber for a vehicle having a damper and a first and second springs mounted coaxially around the damper and a preload adjuster for partially compressing at least one of the springs independently of the compression stroke. In one embodiment the preload adjuster is remotely controllable. In another embodiment the shock absorber includes an additional mechanism for preloading at least one of the springs.