Patent ID: 6173978
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A zero roll suspension system for a vehicle including a vehicle frame and a wheel assembly having an axis of rotation about which a wheel of said wheel assembly rotates, said suspension system substantially eliminating rolling of said vehicle frame and comprising:a first weight bearing member;a second weight bearing member;said first and second weight bearing members each having a first end and a second end, wherein one of said first and second ends of each of said first and second weight bearing members are rotatably connected to a portion of said wheel assembly and the other of said first and second ends of each of said first and second weight bearing members are rotatable connected to-said vehicle frame; andsaid first and second weight bearing members are oriented in substantially parallel planes between said wheel assembly and said vehicle frame and cross one another in superposition along a crossing axis, wherein said vehicle frame is substantially prohibited from rolling during a cornering operation of said vehicle.