US 12,448,078 B2
Dual sided suspension assembly for a cycle wheel
David Weagle, Edgartown, MA (US)
Assigned to SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC., Morgan Hill, CA (US)
Filed by SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC., Morgan Hill, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/581,901.
Application 18/581,901 is a continuation of application No. 17/109,029, filed on Dec. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,945,539.
Application 17/109,029 is a continuation of application No. 16/125,085, filed on Sep. 7, 2018, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270343 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B62K 25/08 (2006.01); B62K 21/02 (2006.01); B62K 25/24 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 25/08 (2013.01) [B62K 21/02 (2013.01); B62K 25/24 (2013.01); B60G 2300/12 (2013.01); B62K 2201/08 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A suspension assembly for a cycle, the suspension assembly comprising:
a steering fork having a first arm and a second arm;
a first linkage comprising:
a first link pivotably connected to the first arm;
a second link pivotably connected to the first arm; and
a first wheel carrier pivotably connected to the first link at a first wheel carrier first floating pivot and pivotably connected to the second link at a first wheel carrier second floating pivot,
wherein the first wheel carrier comprises a first wheel mount for rotatably connecting a wheel thereto, the first wheel mount being spaced apart from the first wheel carrier first floating pivot and the first wheel carrier second floating pivot;
a second linkage comprising:
a third link pivotably connected to the second arm;
a fourth link pivotably connected to the second arm; and
a second wheel carrier pivotably connected to the second third link at a second wheel carrier first floating pivot and pivotably connected to the fourth link at a second wheel carrier second floating pivot,
wherein the second wheel carrier comprises a second wheel mount for rotatably connecting the wheel thereto, the second wheel mount being spaced apart from the second wheel carrier first floating pivot and the second wheel carrier second floating pivot;
a first suspension device that resists compression of the suspension assembly, the first suspension device comprising a first body and a first shaft axially moveable with respect to the first body, wherein the first body is pivotably coupled to one of the first arm or the first link and the first shaft is pivotably coupled to the other of the first arm or the first link; and
a second suspension device that resists compression of the suspension assembly, the second suspension device comprising a second body and a second shaft axially moveable with respect to the second body, wherein the second body is pivotably coupled to one of the second arm or the third link and the second shaft is pivotably coupled to the other of the second arm or the third link.