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 Title: |
US5924715:
Mud guard motorcycle fork
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Norem, Marlin A.; Corpus Christi, TX 78412
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-07-20
/ 1997-03-26
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| Application Number: |
US1997000827337
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B62K 25/08;
Core:
B62K 25/06;
IPC-7:
B62K 25/08;
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| ECLA Code: |
B62K25/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
280/276;
280/152.1;
280/852;
Original:
280/276;
280/152.1;
280/852;
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| Field of Search: |
280/276,219,847,152.1,152.2,152.3,852,851,855,158.1,160.1
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-03-26 |
US1997000827337 |
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| Abstract: |
A front fork assembly of a motorcycle comprises a pair of hydraulic shock absorbers with a lower cylinder end attached to a front wheel assembly and an upper rod end attached to a fork frame member whereby relative movement is accommodated between the wheel assembly and the fork frame member. A mud guard assembly includes a pair of elongate mud guard elements mounted on the cylinder and extending upwardly in front of the polished rod of the hydraulic cylinder. The mud guard elements move inside a pair of slots provided by a bracket attached to the fork frame member. Telescoping and untelescoping movement of the hydraulic shock absorbers causes the mud guard elements to reciprocate inside the slots. Edges provided by the slots scrape mud off the mud guard elements.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Moller, G. Turner ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Mai, Lanna; Lerner, Avraham H.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A motorcycle front fork assembly comprising
- a wheel assembly;
- a pair of generally parallel shock absorbers comprising a lower cylinder connected to the wheel assembly and a rod extending upwardly out of the cylinder;
- a fork frame member connected to the shock absorber rods whereby up-and-down movement of the wheel assembly relative to the fork frame member is accommodated; and
- a mud guard assembly comprising
- a mud guard element connected to each of the cylinders and extending upwardly generally parallel to the rod; and
- a bracket mounted on the fork frame member providing a pair of slots receiving the mud guard elements whereby up-and-down movement of the fork frame member relative to the wheel assembly causes mud on the mud guard element to be scraped off by edges provided by the bracket.
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