Rear wheel suspension for a motorcycle
Patent 4322088 Issued on March 30, 1982. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 7, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
February 7, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3907332 Long travel rear wheel suspension system for motorcycle Motorcycle suspension systems Patent #: 4058181 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/119485 filed on 02/07/1980US Classes:280/284, Rear forks180/227Including resilient means for mounting driven wheelExaminersPrimary: Silverstrim, John P.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB62K 25/28 (20060101)B62K 25/04 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1979-02-13 JPAbstractAn improved rear wheel suspension for a motorcycle is provided which includes a body frame, a rear wheel support frame such as a rear fork pivotally mounted on the body frame for upward and downward movement relative thereto and rotatably supporting a rear wheel, at least one rear shock absorber disposed between the body frame and the rear wheel support frame for damping the relative movement between the body frame and the rear wheel, and a mechanism for adjusting the damping force of the rear shock absorber in a manner such that the rate of increase in the compression stroke of the rear shock absorber is increased in proportion to the upward movement of the rear wheel relative to the body frame. | |
