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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:
Jun. 12, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher D Wallace, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188282 ; 188319 ; 188314 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic shock absorber comprising a piston and hollow piston rod slidable within a cylinder, and a plug assembly including a spool valve for metering fluid into the piston rod when an impact force forces the piston into the cylinder. A coil spring normally biases the valve spool to block fluid passage. An adjustment rod is threaded into the plug assembly to form a seat for the valve spring, and extends through the hollow piston rod. The adjustment rod may be rotated from externally of the piston rod for varying spring bias on the valve spool. A closed cell sponge is disposed within the plug-remote end of the piston rod.