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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Christopher Paul Cox, Freedom, CA (US);
Michael David Marquez, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Everet Owen Ericksen, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Paul Cox, Freedom, CA (US);
Michael David Marquez, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Everet Owen Ericksen, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Watsonville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 15/00 (2006.01); F16F 1/12 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01); F16F 9/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/121 (2013.01); B60G 15/063 (2013.01); F16F 9/3264 (2013.01); F16F 9/56 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1242 (2013.01); B60G 2204/61 (2013.01); F16F 2228/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a suspension comprising a spring having a threaded member at a first end for providing axial movement to the spring as the spring is rotated and the threaded member moves relative to a second component. In one embodiment, the system includes a damper for metering fluid through a piston and a rotatable spring member coaxially disposed around the damper and rotatable relative to the damper.