Patent ID: 11866119
Assignee: BRANT WILLIAM BERGER
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An automatic fork suppression system for a motorcycle, comprising:
a fork ring coupled to a fork tube of the motorcycle; and
a locking assembly coupled to a fork guard of the motorcycle such that a portion of the locking assembly may pass through the fork guard, whereby the locking assembly is in spaced relationship to the fork ring, the locking assembly comprising:
a body configured to couple to the fork guard;
a latch lever movably coupled to the body and including a first end having a handle and a second end having a catch, whereby the latch lever is coupled to the body such that the latch lever is movable between an unlocked position, an armed position, and an engaged position, the spaced relationship further comprising the catch being engaged by an engagement portion of the fork ring when the latch lever is in the armed position and the fork ring moves below the catch and subsequently moves upwards;
a lever return mechanism configured to automatically restore the latch lever to the unlocked position; and
a locking mechanism configured to resist the automatic restoring of the latch lever to the unlocked position when the latch lever is in the armed position and comprising a lock pin coupled to the latch lever and the body further comprising at least one lock pin slot, wherein the locking assembly is configured such that at least one end of the lock pin is slidable along each of the at least one lock pin slot, whereby when the latch lever is moved from the unlocked position to the armed position the latch lever is maintained in the armed position prior to engagement by the fork ring.