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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Giorgio Tabellini, Sasso Marconi, IT;
P.E.I. Protezioni Elaborazioni Industriali S.R.L., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a damping device for telescopic guards of the type having a plurality of tubular covering elements that slide inside each other in a defined direction, and that have a front edge and a rear edge with a first stop portion and a second stop portion, respectively. The damping device is equipped with at least one shock absorber located and acting between the rear edge and at least one of the stop portions, the shock absorber comprising a portion for connecting it to the rear edge or to the first stop portion, and at least one flexible arm attached at one end to the connecting portion. The free end of at least one of the arms is attached to a damper made of a resilient material and being larger in cross section than the arm, the arm and the related damper being designed to absorb the shocks that occur between two adjacent tubular elements when the telescopic guard is being extended or retracted.