Patent ID: 6135477
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B62K,F16F

Abstract:
A suspension fork assembly for a steerable wheel of a vehicle. the suspension fork assembly comprising:an outer tube with an outer surface;a plurality of steering brackets extending laterally from the outer surface of the outer tube such that the outer tube is adapted to be connected to a steering tube of the vehicle such that the outer tube is adapted to be located to the side of the steering tube of the vehicle;an inner tube coaxially mounted with the outer tube and adapted to telescope within the outer tube;a front fork blade made from a U-shaped tube with two ends, each of the ends having a bracket for coupling to a wheel and said blade being secured to the inner tubean outer surface on the inner tube with a plurality of axially extending surfaces that are substantially flat; andan inner surface on the outer tube with a plurality of axially extending surfaces that are substantially flat and aligned radially outward from the inner tube flat surfaces to correspond therewith.