Draft Control Patents (Class 188/175)
  • Patent number: 8029010
    Abstract: A suspension fork for a bicycle includes at least one stanchion tube and at least one slider tube interacting therewith and a wheel receiving space, and a damper system. The damper system includes a damper chamber divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a movable piston and a damping device for rebound damping and a damping device for compression damping. The damper system is disposed at the stanchion tube, the damping device for rebound damping and the damping device for compression damping are disposed above the movable piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: DT Swiss Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Achenbach
  • Patent number: 7077246
    Abstract: A fall safety device is provided having a load-bearing rotor 2, which supports at least one locking member 6, which can be moved by centrifugal force and which is moved into engagement with at least one stop 7b of a stator 4 if a certain rotor speed is exceeded and blocks the further rotation of the rotor 2. The locking member 6 and/or the stop 7b is in active connection with a braking body 8, which undergoes a plastic deformation when engaging the fall safety device and damps the stopping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Ringspann GmbH
    Inventor: Karlheinz Timtner