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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2021
Firestone Industrial Products Company, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Michael F. Schweisthal, Nashville, TN (US);
Jan Van Aartsen, Arnhem, NL;
Pawel Wojtkowiak, Velp, NL;
Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
An end member assembly is dimensioned for securement to an associated flexible spring member. End member assembly includes first, second and third end member sections. First end member section includes a first outer peripheral wall portion. Second end member section includes a second outer peripheral wall portion. Second end member section is positioned in abutting engagement with the first end member section such that a groove extends peripherally around first and second end member sections between first and second outer peripheral wall portions. Third end member section is injection molded in situ with first and second end member sections such that third end member section extends peripherally around first and second end member sections within groove. Gas spring assemblies and vehicle suspension systems are also included.