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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1999
Robert Gleim, Royersford, PA (US);
Connector Set Limited Partnership, Hatfield, PA (US);
Abstract
A two-part shock absorber device for toy vehicles is comprised of a sleeve part and a strut part, each formed of molded plastic material. The strut element is received within an internal cavity of the sleeve for axial extending and retracting movement. The upper end of the sleeve cavity is progressively constricted, and cooperates with a pair of upwardly extending spring tines fixed in cantilever fashion to the upper end of the strut. The squeezing of the spring tines within the constriction of the sleeve provides progressively increasing resistance to axial compression of the strut into the sleeve and also provides spring action for return of the strut to its normal axial extended position. A simulated coil spring, molded on the outside of the strut element provides for realistic simulation of the operation of a shock absorber.