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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Applicant:
Kevin Vichinsky, Portage, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Vichinsky, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
Mann+Hummel GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method compressibly secure together a plurality of components, wherein some of the components may include plastic or other materials susceptible to creep. The apparatus includes a plurality of stackable compression limiters configured to engage axially end to end in tandem and in some aspects to lockably engage. Each stackable compression limiter includes an elongated sleeve member configured to limit the maximum compressive force applied to its associated component, where different components in the stacked assembly may be configured for different maximum compressive forces.