Patent ID: 9533542
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60G,F16F

Claim:
1. An improved valve block for use in a shock absorbing apparatus, the valve block comprising: a central valve block portion having a top surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of peripherally separated flanged portions each having radial side surfaces and an outer peripheral edge, wherein each of the peripherally separated flanged portions are fixed to the central valve block portion and rigidly extend outward from the central valve block portion and include threads on the outer peripheral edge of the peripherally separated flanged portion, and wherein opposing radial side surfaces of adjacent ones of the peripherally separated flanged portions and a cylindrical part of the central valve block portion define a plurality of peripherally disposed cutout vent passageways that allow axial fluid flow outside of the central valve block portion and between each of the adjacent ones of the peripherally separated flanged portions; a plurality of expansion throughholes disposed in the central valve block portion, wherein each of the expansion throughholes are disposed in an axial orientiation from the top surface to the bottom surface of the central valve block portion to allow flow through the valve block during expansion of the shock absorbing apparatus; and a plurality of compression throughholes disposed in the central valve block portion, wherein each of the compression throughholes comprises an internal angular passageway from the top surface of the central valve block portion to one of the cutout vent passageways to allow flow through the valve block and the cutout vent passageways during compression of the shock absorbing apparatus.