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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Paul H. Turner, Boulder, CO (US);
Maverick American LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A suspension system for a rear wheel of a multi-wheel vehicle comprises a front structural member that is adapted to be coupled to seat and a front fork. The front structural member has a first pivot point and a second pivot point that is vertically above the first pivot point. A rear structural member is adapted to be operably coupled to an axle of a rear wheel. The rear structural member has a third pivot point that is rearward of the first pivot point. A slideable connector is rigidly coupled to the rear structural member and pivotally coupled to the second pivot point. A link member is pivotally linked to the first pivot point of the front structural member and the third pivot point of the rear structural member.