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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
Applicants:
William M. Becker, Aptos, CA (US);
Sante M. Pelot, Aptos, CA (US);
Joseph Franklin, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
William M. Becker, Aptos, CA (US);
Sante M. Pelot, Aptos, CA (US);
Joseph Franklin, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing cavitation and its effects in a damper. The damper includes a flow dividing structure. In one embodiment, the structure is disposed in a valve including an annular flow path constructed and arranged to separate fluid into substantially separate streams as the fluid passes through the annular path.