Suspension system
AssigneeAmerican Design and Master-Craft Initiative, LLC
InventorJames Thomas Nesbitt, III
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension system includes a spring, a neck assembly, and a rod. The neck assembly has an outer shell housing a hollow stem having an upper end and a lower end. The stem is rotatable respect to outer shell. The upper end is coupled to an upper bracket having a control arm pivotally coupled thereto. The lower end is coupled to a lower bracket having a linkage pivotally connected thereto. The rod has a first end coupled to the spring and a second end coupled to the linkage. The rod extends through the hollow stem. The linkage is further coupled to a wheel assembly.
Claims17
A vehicle suspension system, comprising:
- a spring;
- a neck assembly having an outer shell housing a hollow stem, wherein said stem has an upper end and a lower end and is rotatable with respect to said outer shell, said upper end coupled to an upper bracket having a control arm pivotally coupled thereto, and said lower end coupled to a lower bracket having a linkage pivotally connected thereto;
- a rod having a first end coupled to said spring and a second end coupled to said linkage, wherein said rod extends through said hollow stem;
- wherein said linkage is further coupled to a wheel assembly.
An apparatus for a suspension system, comprising:
- a hollow shell;
- a hollow stem having an upper end and a lower end, wherein said shell houses said stem and said upper end is coupled to an upper bracket and said lower end is coupled to a lower bracket, wherein said stem, said upper bracket, and said lower bracket are rotatable with respect to said shell;
- an upper control arm having a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally connected to said upper bracket and said second end pivotally connected to a first front fork member and a second front fork member;
- a linkage having a lower control arm and a flange, said linkage pivotally connected to said lower bracket, said lower control arm pivotally connected to said first front fork member and said second front fork member, and said flange coupled to a rod that extends through said hollow stem and couples to a member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.