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Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Joseph A. Bounds, Hermitage, TN (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/04 (2006.01); B60G 15/12 (2006.01); B60G 17/052 (2006.01); F16F 9/084 (2006.01); F16F 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/0454 (2013.01); B60G 15/12 (2013.01); B60G 17/0521 (2013.01); F16F 9/084 (2013.01); F16F 9/54 (2013.01); B60G 2202/314 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1262 (2013.01); B60G 2204/62 (2013.01); B60G 2206/424 (2013.01); B60G 2206/82 (2013.01); B60G 2500/2012 (2013.01); B60G 2500/30 (2013.01); B60G 2800/162 (2013.01); B60G 2800/914 (2013.01); B60G 2800/916 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0005 (2013.01); F16F 2230/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

End members are supportable along a damper housing and dimensioned for securement to flexible spring member. End members include a wall with a side wall portion including an inner side surface portion. First projections extend toward a first inner edge with a first shoulder surface portion faces a second end. Second projections extend inward beyond the inner side surface portion toward a second inner edge with a second shoulder surface portion facing a first end. Second projections are spaced axially from first projections such that a groove is formed inward of the inner side surface portion between first and second shoulder surface portions. End member assemblies including such an end member as well as gas spring and damper assemblies and suspension systems are also included.


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