Suspension fork for bicycles with dual, fluid-based dampers

Details Suspension fork for bicycles with dual, fluid-based dampers Suspension fork for bicycles with dual, fluid-based dampers

1995-03-15

1996-04-23

Hurley, Kevin T.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

267219, B62K 2508

Patent

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055096778

ABSTRACT:
A bicycle fork for interconnecting a bicycle wheel to a bicycle frame. The bicycle fork includes two leg assemblies, each having first and second leg members slidably engaged with each other, an elastomer for providing a biasing force when the leg members are compressed toward each other, and a fluid-based damping mechanism for providing a fluid-based damping force to resist relative movement of the leg members. The damping mechanism in one of the fork leg assemblies provides the primary compressive, fluid-based damping characteristics for the fork, while the damping mechanism in the other fork leg assembly provides the primary expansive, fluid-based damping characteristics for the fork. Each of these damping mechanisms may be adjusted without disassembling the fork to vary the damping characteristics as desired.

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