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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Firestone Industrial Products Company, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Joshua R. Leonard, Noblesville, IN (US);
Matthew F. Byron, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Lateral support elements include an element wall with an exterior surface dimensioned to abuttingly engage an associated flexible wall and an interior surface that at least partially defines an element chamber within the lateral supporting element. Gas spring assemblies include a flexible spring member that at least partially defines a spring chamber. The lateral support element is disposed along and operatively connected to the flexible spring member. The element chamber can, optionally and in some cases, be disposed in fluid communication with the spring chamber. The gas spring assembly can include one or more end members operatively connected to the flexible spring member. Suspension systems and methods of assembly are also included.