US 12,128,723 B2
Wear sleeve for a shock body
Nick D'Orazio, Soquel, CA (US); Michael R. Labbe, Scotts Valley, CA (US); Grant Skognes, Scotts Valley, CA (US); and Rick Strickland, Dacula, GA (US)
Assigned to Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Fox Factory, Inc., Braselton, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/213,078.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/001,057, filed on Mar. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0300139 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. B60G 15/06 (2006.01); F16F 9/38 (2006.01); F16F 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 15/063 (2013.01) [B60G 15/065 (2013.01); F16F 9/38 (2013.01); F16F 13/007 (2013.01); B60G 2202/312 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1242 (2013.01); B60G 2206/7101 (2013.01); B60G 2206/72 (2013.01); B60G 2800/162 (2013.01); F16F 2224/0208 (2013.01); F16F 2224/0241 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0023 (2013.01); F16F 2232/08 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shock assembly comprising:
a shock body with a shock body outer diameter (OD);
a spring coupler with a spring coupler inner diameter (ID), a spring coupler OD, and a spring coupler range of motion, said spring coupler to move back and forth axially about a portion of said shock body a distance of said spring coupler range of motion;
a wear sleeve comprising:
a wear sleeve ID larger than said shock body OD;
a wear sleeve OD smaller than said spring coupler ID, such that said wear sleeve is located between said shock body and said spring coupler; and
a wear sleeve axial length, said wear sleeve axial length corresponding to said distance of said spring coupler range of motion, said wear sleeve comprised of stainless steel
a threaded section of said shock body;
a threaded crossover ring adjustably coupleable with said threaded section of said shock body; and
an end portion of said wear sleeve fixedly coupled with said threaded crossover ring, such that a location of said wear sleeve is adjustable with respect to said shock body.