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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stabilus GmbH, Koblenz-Neuendorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
267 6415 ; 188300 ; 267120 ;
Abstract
In the illustrative embodiments disclosed, a pressurized cylinder-and-piston rod device, such as a gas spring, includes structure for releasably retaining the piston rod at a terminal position within the cylinder against the fluid pressure tending to expel it. Provision is also made for the fluid pressure to aid in further withdrawing the piston rod into the cylinder after the retaining structure has been engaged.