Patent ID: 8307963

Claim:
A suspension device for connecting to a frame of a vehicle and a swing arm on which a wheel of the vehicle is mounted, the suspension device comprising: a housing defining an interior; a shock absorber mounted on the housing, the shock absorber including a rod movably mounted on the housing such that at least a portion of the rod extends into the interior of the housing and through the housing; a piston positioned in the interior of the housing and being mounted on the rod of the shock absorber to move with the rod; an air-bag positioned within the interior of the housing, the air bag being constructed of elastomeric material, the air-bag having a first end mounted on the housing in the interior of the housing and a second end mounted on the piston such that the piston, the housing, and the air bag collectively define an air chamber within the housing; wherein the housing extends along and about an entire extended length of the air-bag.