Patent ID: 8128110

Claim:
A suspension system for a wheel or ski having two degrees of freedom with respect to a body of a vehicle, comprising: a roll suspension mechanism pivotally attached to the body, the roll suspension mechanism providing a pre-determined amount of camber control to the wheel or ski during roll and one-wheel bump motion; a dive suspension mechanism attached to the wheel or ski, the dive suspension mechanism providing a pre-determined amount of camber control to the wheel or ski during dive and bump motion; a suspension linkage connecting the roll suspension mechanism to the dive suspension mechanism; and a locking linkage connected at a first end to the roll suspension mechanism and at an opposite second end to an adjacent roll suspension mechanism on an adjacent wheel or ski, the locking linkage restricting movement of the roll suspension mechanism in opposition to movement of the adjacent roll suspension mechanism so as to lock out the roll suspension mechanism during dive motion such that only the dive suspension mechanism is responsive, and to activate the roll suspension mechanism in tandem with the adjacent roll suspension mechanism during roll or one-wheel bump motion such that both the dive and roll suspension mechanisms are simultaneously responsive.