Rear-fork construction — Harley-Davidson patent US1262786A (1918)
PatentUS1262786A
TypeUtility patent
Filed1917-10-15
Granted1918-04-16
InventorWilliam S Harley
SystemFront fork & steering
“I .w. s. HARLEY. REAR FORK CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 15. 1917'. 3 SH SHEET I. Patented 16, 1918. v w. s. HARLEY. REAR FORK CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED ocT. is. 1911. Patented Apr. 16, 19l& I 3 SHEETS- SHEET 2. nnfrrnn scram-as Parana enema. WILLIAM s. HARLEY, 0E MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN…”
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