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

Claim 15:
16. A method for installing an automatic fork suppression system on a motorcycle having a fork comprising a lower fork tube coupled to and sharing a longitudinal axis with an upper fork tube, wherein the upper fork tube is configured to move relative to the lower fork tube along the longitudinal axis, the motorcycle further comprising a fork guard coupled to the lower fork tube, comprising the steps of:
providing a hole in the fork guard;
coupling a locking assembly to the fork guard, wherein the locking assembly comprises:
a body;
a latch lever pivotably coupled to the body such that the latch lever is movable between an unlocked position and an armed position, the latch lever having a catch at a first end of the latch lever and a handle at a second end of the latch lever; and
a locking mechanism coupled to the latch lever 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, wherein the locking assembly is coupled to the fork guard such that the fork guard hole allows pass-through of the catch of the latch lever; and

coupling a fork ring to the upper fork tube, the fork ring having an engagement portion configured to engage with the catch when the latch lever is in the armed position, wherein the coupling includes locating the engagement portion in spaced relationship to the latch lever such that the catch in the armed position engages with the engagement portion when the fork ring moves upwards from a position below the catch.