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US 2026/0071664 A1Published application
Blocker and Compression Damping Structure
AssigneeEko Sport, Inc.
InventorDarek C. Barefoot
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Abstract
A damper system for a bicycle shock absorber incorporates a blocker and a tapered spring. The blocker at least partially blocks a passageway for incompressible fluid between a compression chamber and a reservoir chamber during a portion of the compression stroke. The taper of the spring allows the loops of the spring to rest at least partially laterally relative to one another.
Claims20
A suspension for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first end including a piston;
- a second end capable of telescopically reciprocating with the first end and at least partially defining a compression chamber having at least one wall;
- a barrier assembly between the compression chamber and a reservoir chamber;
- a spring attached to the piston;
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- a blocker attached to the spring,
- wherein the blocker at least partially defines at least one fluid passageway;
- and
- wherein the blocker has a peripheral edge configured to contact the at least one wall of the compression chamber.
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A suspension for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first end including a piston;
- a second end capable of telescopically reciprocating with the first end and at least partially defining a first chamber;
- a tapered spring attached to the piston, the tapering of the spring allowing at least two loops of the tapered spring to be positioned at least partially laterally relative to one another when compressed;
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- a blocker spaced from the piston and attached to the spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.