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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Edward C. Kwaterski, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Inventor:
Edward C. Kwaterski, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Assignee:
Hayes Bicycle Group, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/512 (2006.01); B62K 25/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/34 (2006.01); F16F 9/02 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 25/08 (2013.01); F16F 9/0218 (2013.01); F16F 9/3228 (2013.01); F16F 9/3415 (2013.01); F16F 9/512 (2013.01); F16F 9/5123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bicycle fork leg including a pressurized gas chamber functioning as a shock absorber and a piston adjacent to the bicycle fork leg. A movable compression rod which moves toward the piston when a force is imparted to the bicycle leg. A rubber or compliant member within the piston. The movable compression rod coming in contact with the compliant member to reduce low amplitude high frequency shocks.