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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2001
Wallace C. Flower, Erie, PA (US);
Douglas A. Hodgson, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Peter A. Masterson, Eric, PA (US);
Paul J. Bachmeyer, Erie, PA (US);
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A surface effect damper comprising a housing having a wall that defines a chamber, the housing having a first end, a second end and an axis; at least one contact element movable through the chamber between the housing ends in a first direction and in a second direction; and at least two damping elements substantially surrounding each contact element, each of the at least two damping elements being movable away from the axis and into frictional engagement with the wall as the at least one contact element is moved in a first direction and each of the at least two damping elements being movable toward the axis as the at least one contact element is moved in a second direction.