User accessible shock travel spacer
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsDamon Gilbert, Andrew Laird, Bryan Wesley Anderson, William M. Becker, William O. Brown, IV
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Abstract
A user accessible shock travel spacer assembly is disclosed herein. The system is used on a shock assembly having a shaft with an initial predefined stroke length. A retaining cap having a retaining cap thickness and a retaining cap opening therethrough. The retaining cap opening having a diameter that is larger than an outer diameter (OD) of a shaft of a shock assembly. At least one fastener to fasten the retaining cap with a portion of the shock assembly about the shaft, such that the retaining cap reduces a stroke length of the shaft of the shock assembly by the retaining cap thickness.
Claims12
A travel spacer assembly comprising:
- a retaining cap comprising:
- a retaining cap thickness;
- and
- a retaining cap opening therethrough, said retaining cap opening having a diameter (D) that is larger than an outer diameter (OD) of a shaft of a shock assembly;
- at least one fastener to fasten said retaining cap with a portion of said shock assembly about said shaft, such that said retaining cap reduces a stroke length of said shaft of said shock assembly by said retaining cap thickness;
- at least one travel spacer comprising:
- a travel spacer thickness;
- a travel spacer opening therethrough, said travel spacer opening having a diameter that is larger than said OD of said shaft of said shock assembly;
- and
- at least two separable pieces, such that said travel spacer is installed about said shaft of said shock assembly to form said at least one travel spacer, such that said travel spacer is configured to be installed about said shaft of said shock assembly to form said travel spacer without requiring removal of said shaft from said shock assembly, said travel spacer reducing said stroke length of said shaft of said shock assembly by said travel spacer thickness to enable an end user to customize said stroke length for said shock assembly;
- an air sleeve of said shock assembly to form an air chamber;
- a piston coupled with said shaft;
- said piston dividing said air chamber into a positive air chamber side and a negative air chamber side;
- and
- said at least one travel spacer coupled to said negative air chamber side of said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.