Patent ID: 6854753

Claim:
A suspension system for a rear wheel of a multi-wheel vehicle, the system comprising: a front structural member that is adapted to be operably coupled to a front wheel, the front structural member having a first pivot point and a second pivot point that is vertically above the first pivot point; a rear structural member which is adapted to be operably coupled to an axle of a rear wheel, the rear structural member having a third pivot point that is rearward of the first pivot point of the front structural member; an axially slidable connector rigidly coupled to the rear structural member at a coupling location and pivotally coupled to the second pivot point of the front structural member; a link member that is pivotally linked to the first pivot point of the front structural member and the third pivot point of the rear structural member; and a pedal spindle mounted to the link member; wherein the coupling location is located rearward of the peddle spindle, and wherein the first, second and third pivot points are arranged such that the axle of the rear wheel moves in a nearly straight line that is angled at about 15 degrees to about 20 degrees in a clockwise direction with respect to a vertical line passing through the axle.