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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2018
Applicant:

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);

Inventors:

Tyler Wayne Baldwin, Keller, TX (US);

Kyle Thomas Cravener, Watauga, TX (US);

Assignee:

TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/40 (2006.01); F16F 3/12 (2006.01); B64C 27/14 (2006.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/40 (2013.01); F16F 3/12 (2013.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01); B64C 27/14 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); F16F 2224/025 (2013.01); F16F 2224/0208 (2013.01); F16F 2226/00 (2013.01); F16F 2236/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention includes a torsion spring including a middle plate having a first attachment point displaced from the geometric center of the middle plate; a first elastomeric element secured to a first side of the middle plate and having an opening coincident with the first attachment point of the middle plate; a second elastomeric element secured to a second side of the middle plate and having an opening coincident with the first attachment point of the middle plate; a first outer plate secured to the first elastomeric element and having an opening coincident with the first attachment point of the middle plate; and a second outer plate secured to the second elastomeric element, having an opening coincident with the attachment point of the middle plate.


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