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

Claim 10:
11. A method for automatic fork suppression of a motorcycle by an automatic fork suppression system comprising a fork ring fixedly coupled to a fork tube of the motorcycle and a locking assembly with a body fixedly coupled to a fork guard of the motorcycle such that a portion of the locking assembly may pass through the fork guard and such that the locking assembly is in spaced relation to the fork ring, comprising the steps of:
while the fork ring is located above the locking assembly, moving a handle of the locking assembly from an unlocked position to an armed position, whereby a catch of a latch lever of the locking assembly moves from an unlocked position to an armed position;
moving of the fork ring downward past the catch;
subsequent moving of the fork ring upwards, whereby the catch is engaged by the fork ring, whereby further upward movement of the fork tube is suppressed;
subsequent moving of the fork ring downwards, whereby the catch is disengaged by the fork ring; and
automatic returning of the latch lever to the unlocked position as a result of the catch disengaging from the fork ring, wherein the automatic returning is executed by a lever return mechanism of the locking assembly, wherein the locking assembly further includes a locking mechanism to resist an execution of the lever return mechanism prior to the engagement of the catch by the fork ring, the locking mechanism comprising a lock pin coupled to the latch lever and at least one lock pin slot in the body, wherein each lock pin slot of the body receives one end of the lock pin, wherein the lock pin slides within each of the at least one lock pin slot.