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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Coaplen, Asheville, NC (US);
Christopher Otterness, Asheville, NC (US);
Thomas Pollock, Fletcher, NC (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/14 (2006.01); F15B 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/1452 (2013.01); F15B 1/24 (2013.01); F15B 2201/312 (2013.01);
Abstract
An IFP is disclosed. The IFP includes a sealing channel formed axially about an outer diameter (OD), the sealing channel including at least two walls where the at least two walls of the sealing channel having a smaller OD than an inner diameter (ID) of a chamber and a channel is formed between the at least two walls. The IFP also includes an anti-tipping feature fixedly coupled with at least a portion of one wall of the sealing channel, the anti-tipping feature increasing a length of the IFP.