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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2001
Olav Kroigaard, Bredsten, DK;
Interlego AG, Baar, CH;
Abstract
A shock absorber for use as a construction element of a toy building set, the shock absorber comprising a rod element provided with a collar at a first end and a mounting at a second end; a sleeve through which the rod element extends; an air-filled cylinder element abutting the sleeve and enclosing the collar; the air-filled cylinder element having a cylindrical inner surface which is so configured that the collar on the rod element is in displaceable abutment on the inner wall of the cylinder element; and a spring surrounding the rod element having one end in abutment on the rod element at the second end, and having an opposite end in abutment on the sleeve, whereby the spring presses the sleeve towards the air-filled cylinder element.