US Patent Issued to Specialized Bicycle Components on July 1 for "Cycle suspension with travel indicator" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,346, issued on July 1, was assigned to Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. (Morgan Hill, Calif.).

"Cycle suspension with travel indicator" was invented by David Weagle (Edgartown, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension assembly for a cycle includes a link and an indicator having a central opening. The indicator includes a first retention feature. A pivot assembly is disposed in the link. The pivot assembly includes a second retention feature. The first retention feature and the second retention feature cooperate to axially retain the indicator on the pivot assembly while allowing rotational movement between the indicator an...