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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2011
Applicants:

Mario Galasso, Watsonville, CA (US);

Josh Yablon, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Andrew Laird, Los Gatos, CA (US);

William M. Becker, Aptos, CA (US);

Joseph Franklin, Vancouver, WA (US);

Dennis K. Wootten, Scotts Valley, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mario Galasso, Watsonville, CA (US);

Josh Yablon, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Andrew Laird, Los Gatos, CA (US);

William M. Becker, Aptos, CA (US);

Joseph Franklin, Vancouver, WA (US);

Dennis K. Wootten, Scotts Valley, CA (US);

Assignee:

Fox Factory, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 5/00 (2006.01); B60G 11/27 (2006.01); B62K 25/08 (2006.01); B60G 17/052 (2006.01); F16F 13/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01); F16F 9/02 (2006.01); F16F 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 11/27 (2013.01); B60G 17/052 (2013.01); B62K 25/08 (2013.01); F15D 1/00 (2013.01); F16F 9/02 (2013.01); F16F 9/16 (2013.01); F16F 13/00 (2013.01); Y10T 137/87161 (2015.04);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for a vehicle suspension system gas spring. In one embodiment, a vehicle suspension system gas spring includes a compressible main gas chamber and an additional volume combinable with the main chamber to change a gas spring rate of the system. In one embodiment, a low friction piston seal is created by a flexible seal member.


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