Clamp, mount tab and tether for limit strap
AssigneeShock Therapy Suspension, Inc.
InventorJustin Smith
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Abstract
A two-piece limit strap clamp for use with a shock absorber and a limit strap retention device is provided. The pieces couple together around the upper end of a shock absorber. The clamp has a protrusion that extends outwardly and is adapted for attachment of the top end of a limit strap. The lower end of the limit strap may be attached to a mounting tab that is coupled to the lower mounting bracket of the shock absorber. Also disclosed is a limit strap with a tether coupled to a spring of the shock absorber to prevent the limit strap from bowing out when the shock absorber is compressed. A method of use of a limit strap with a tether is also disclosed.
Claims2
A method of using a limit strap clamp with a shock absorber, the method comprising:
- coupling a clamp body directly around a shock absorber;
- coupling an upper end of a limit strap to the clamp body;
- coupling the lower end of the limit strap to one of a shock mount of a lower control arm of a vehicle, to another portion of the lower control arm, or to another vehicle part at a location near a bottom end of the shock absorber;
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- coupling a tether located between the upper and lower end of the limit strap to a spring of the shock absorber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.