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US 2014/0197617 A1Published application
Rail Suspension With Integral Shock And Dampening Mechanism
AssigneeYeti Cyclying, LLC
InventorsSteven W. Hoogendoorn, Peter Zawistowski
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Abstract
Generally, examples described herein may take the form of a bicycle including a front frame, a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, and a suspension system operably associated with the front frame and the rear frame. The suspension system includes a first sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame and configured to travel in a first direction along a substantially linear travel path. The fist sliding body also includes a dampening mechanism or a spring mechanism.
Claims20
A bicycle frame comprising:
- a front frame;
- a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, wherein the rear frame is connected to the front frame through a suspension system at a first pivot and a second pivot, the suspension system comprising:
- a first sliding assembly having a sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame at the first pivot, wherein the first sliding body moves along a first substantially linear travel path having a first direction in response to movement of the rear frame, and
- a second sliding assembly having a sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame at the second pivot, wherein the second sliding body moves along a second substantially linear travel path having a second direction in response to movement of the rear frame.
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A bicycle comprising:
- a front frame;
- a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, wherein the rear frame is connected to the front frame through a suspension system at a lower pivot and an upper pivot, the suspension system comprising:
- a linkage coupled to the rear frame at the upper pivot and coupled to the front frame along a top tube of the front frame, wherein the linkage moves along an arcuate travel path in response to movement of the rear frame;
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- a sliding assembly having a sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame at the lower pivot, wherein the sliding body moves along a first substantially linear travel path having a first direction in response to movement of the rear frame.
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A bicycle comprising:
- a front frame;
- a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, wherein the rear frame is connected to the front frame through a suspension system at a upper pivot and a lower pivot, the suspension system comprising:
- a sliding assembly having a sliding body, a first rail, and at least one of a spring mechanism and a dampening mechanism, wherein the sliding body engages the first rail and is also pivotally coupled to the rear frame at the first pivot, wherein the sliding body moves along a first substantially linear travel path having a first direction defined by the first rail, wherein the at least one of the spring mechanism and the dampening mechanism resists movement of the sliding body along the first substantially linear travel path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.