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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2021
Applicant:

Firestone Industrial Products Company, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);

Inventor:

Albert S. Phillips, Gallatin, TN (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/04 (2006.01); B60G 11/27 (2006.01); B60G 11/28 (2006.01); F16F 9/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/0454 (2013.01); B60G 11/27 (2013.01); B60G 11/28 (2013.01); F16F 9/05 (2013.01); B60G 2204/126 (2013.01); B60G 2300/042 (2013.01);
Abstract

Gas spring end members include an end member wall with a longitudinal axis. The end member wall includes an end wall portion and an outer wall portion. The outer wall portion extends peripherally about an axis and is dimensioned to receivingly engage a flexible spring member. Rib wall portions are spaced around the axis with each of the rib wall portions projecting axially from the end wall portion toward a rib end surface portion. The rib wall portions also include a rib edge surface portion spaced inward from an inner side surface portion of the outer peripheral wall portion such that a gap is formed therebetween. Gas spring assemblies including one or more of such end members, and suspension systems including one or more of such gas spring assemblies are also included.


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