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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Shidehiko Miyashiro, Iwata, JP;
Satoshi Oohashi, Iwata, JP;
Inventors:
Shidehiko Miyashiro, Iwata, JP;
Satoshi Oohashi, Iwata, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/06 (2006.01); F16D 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spring is disclosed having a selected number of total turns so that the directions of bending at ends of spring are different when the spring is contracted. In certain embodiments, the directions of bending for the ends are centered within a ±45° span and are located 225° from terminal ends of the spring.