The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Roger Allen Strickler

Ivan J Warmuth, Ii

Karen Marie Buchanan

Philip F Myers

An airtight end retainer assembly has a premolded body with apertures and a seat area for receiving a combination stud insert, having a head, which is press fitted into the body with an o-ring seal therebetween. The retainer assembly is for use in an airspring assembly. Combinations of complementary shapes between a first body aperture and the stud head compared to a second body aperture and a central portion of the stud insert prevent relative rotation between the body and the stud insert.

Airtight end retainer for an airspring

This invention relates to vehicle air suspensions featuring a hydraulic shock absorber mounted completely within an airspring on a pivotal mount which allows relative motion between the shock and the airspring. The preferred form utilizes a two piece airspring piston which has a removable center portion. The shock absorber is mounted on the removable center which allows easy removal and replacement of the shock absorber without disassembly of the airspring.

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Akron, OH, United States of America

Roger Allen Strickler