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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Fox Factory, Inc., Watsonville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Benjamin Yablon, Oakland, CA (US);
Dennis K. Wootten, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Robert C. Fox, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
David M. Haugen, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Sante Pelot, Freedom, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Watsonville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 25/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/48 (2006.01); B60G 11/27 (2006.01); B60G 17/04 (2006.01); B60G 17/052 (2006.01); F16F 9/06 (2006.01); F16F 9/46 (2006.01); F16F 9/512 (2006.01); F16F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/48 (2013.01); B60G 11/27 (2013.01); B60G 17/0416 (2013.01); B60G 17/052 (2013.01); B62K 25/08 (2013.01); F16F 9/065 (2013.01); F16F 9/44 (2013.01); F16F 9/466 (2013.01); F16F 9/512 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2300/12 (2013.01); B60G 2500/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle suspension damper for providing a variable damping rate. The vehicle suspension damper comprises a first damping mechanism having a variable first threshold pressure, a second damping mechanism having a second threshold pressure, and a compressible chamber in communication with a damping fluid chamber, wherein the second damping mechanism is responsive to a compression of said compressible chamber.