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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Timothy J. Boerschig, Amherst, NY (US);
Inventor:
Timothy J. Boerschig, Amherst, NY (US);
Assignee:
Enidine, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rate control device includes an outer cylinder defining an interior chamber having a longitudinal axis and containing a hydraulic fluid. A piston head mounted to a proximal end or a piston rod is slidably positionable within the interior chamber. A rate control valve is disposed within an interior cavity of the piston head coaxially with the longitudinal axis of the interior chamber of the cylinder. The rate control valve includes a variable flow rate orifice and a fixed flow rate orifice disposed in series relationship with respect to fluid flow through the rate control valve.