Patent ID: 7044274

Claim:
A suspension device comprising: a seal member ( 10 ) having an open top and a bottom hole ( 16 ) defined through a bottom of the seal member ( 10 ), a rod ( 30 ) extending through the bottom hole ( 16 ), a flange ( 11 ) extending from an outer periphery of the seal member ( 10 ) and adapted to be rested on a top of an inner tube of a front fork, a threaded outer periphery ( 12 ) defined in the seal member ( 10 ) so as to be adapted to be threadedly fixed to the inner tube ( 1 a ); a cap ( 20 ) having a protrusion ( 21 ) and a cable ( 36 ) extending through the protrusion ( 21 ) and entering the seal member ( 10 ), a tubular portion ( 22 ) extending from the cap ( 20 ) and a plurality of radial blocks ( 25 ) extending from an outer periphery of the tubular portion ( 22 ) such that the tubular portion ( 22 ) is securely engaged with the seal member ( 10 ); the rod ( 30 ) including an end section ( 31 ) at a lower end thereof and a first hole ( 32 ) defined through the rod ( 30 ) and a second hole ( 33 ) defined through the end section ( 31 ), the cable ( 36 ) fixed to the rod ( 30 ); a frame ( 40 ) having a base portion ( 41 ) and a protrusion ( 42 ) extending from a top of the base portion ( 41 ), the end section ( 31 ) of the rod ( 30 ) connected to the protrusion ( 42 ) and the base portion ( 41 ) adapted to be connected to the suspension device (B); and a spring ( 46 ) mounted to the protrusion ( 42 ) and biased between the base portion ( 41 ) and a washer ( 47 ) secured by a C-shaped clip ( 372 ) engaged with a groove ( 303 ) defined in the rod ( 30 ).