Patent ID: 8496094
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: B62K,F16F

Abstract:
1. A coil spring suspension for a handlebar-steered vehicle comprising: a first tube having first and second ends; a coil spring having first and second ends, the first end of the coil spring disposed within the first tube and fixedly supported proximate the first end of the first tube, the coil spring extending beyond the second end of the first tube; a shaft having a first end and a second end and a perch fixed to the shaft between the first and second ends, the second end of the coil spring fixedly supported by the perch, the shaft and the first tube slidably displaced relative to each other upon suspension loading to lengthwise compress the coil spring; and a guide disposed within and slidably supported along an inner diameter of the first tube and connected to the coil spring between the first and second ends of the coil spring, the guide displaced with the coil spring under suspension loading and limiting lateral displacement of the coil spring, wherein the guide includes an opening slidably receiving and guiding the shaft within the first tube.