Multimatic Patents

Suspension Lockout Mechanism

Inventor: Larry Holt (Canada) Peter J. Hunton (Canada) Date of Patent: N/A Patent Number: 2,373,785 Canadian Patent

An automatic suspension lockout assembly for bicycles comprises a pedal, crankarm, chainwheel, crankshaft and bearing assembly compliantly mounted to a frame such that a combination of pedaling forces and uphill bicycle inclination creates a small motion suitable for controlling a hydraulic valve in a shock absorber of the bicycle suspension assembly resulting in lockout of the suspension.