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US 2025/0128559 A1Published application
Wheelie control suspension system for snowmobiles
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsWeston Furia, Regan Woelfel, Rick Strobel, Lars Matheney
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Abstract
A wheelie control suspension system for snowmobiles is provided. The wheelie control suspension system may include at least one spring preload apparatus and at least one dampening apparatus. The wheelie control suspension system may operate to change the spring force or damping force of the front track shock and rear track shock at the switch of a knob or activation of an electronic button.
Claims14
A wheelie control suspension system for a snowmobile, the system comprising:
- a front track shock, wherein the front track shock is adjustable;
- a rear track shock, wherein the rear track shock is adjustable;
- and
- an activation mechanism for actuating the wheelie control suspension system to adjust suspension of the snowmobile between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein:
- adjusting to the first configuration comprises stiffening the front track shock and softening the rear track shock;
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- adjusting to the second configuration comprises softening the front track shock and stiffening the rear track shock.
4 more elements
A method of adjusting a suspension of a snowmobile while riding the snowmobile, the method comprising:
- activating a wheelie control suspension system to automatically tune a suspension of the snowmobile to a first configuration;
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- activating the wheelie control suspension system to automatically tune the suspension of the snowmobile to a second configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.