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Patent No.:

US 12409697 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025

Filed:

May. 08, 2023

Self-pumping spring preload system

Applicant:

Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);

Inventor:

Connor Randall, Salida, CO (US);

Assignee:

Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);

Attorneys:

FOX C/O WAGNER IP

JOHN WAGNER

JOEL YOUNGS

DAVID HAUGEN

JEFFERY MORRIS

Primary Examiner:

Frank B Vanaman

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/027 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01); B60G 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0272 (2013.01); B60G 15/066 (2013.01); B60G 17/021 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2202/312 (2013.01); B60G 2500/114 (2013.01); B60G 2500/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A spring preload system comprising a cylinder with an outer diameter, a body to house at least the cylinder, a piston shaft, and a main damping piston. The main damping piston is coupled to the piston shaft and configured for operation within the cylinder. The main damping piston is further configured to divide the cylinder into a compression side and a rebound side. The spring preload system further comprises a preload cylinder and a valve that is fluidly disposed between the compression side and the preload cylinder.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Randall, Connor. (2025). Self-pumping spring preload system (U.S. Patent No. 12409697). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12409697

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