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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
Walter Douglas Bauman, Wixom, MI (US);
Benjamin Seth Adams, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mark M. Rose, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
Daniel J. Virga, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
Alton Dale Elvis, Aynor, SC (US);
Hernan Dario Perin, Macomb, MI (US);
Walter Douglas Bauman, Wixom, MI (US);
Benjamin Seth Adams, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mark M. Rose, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
Daniel J. Virga, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
Alton Dale Elvis, Aynor, SC (US);
Hernan Dario Perin, Macomb, MI (US);
AVM Industries, Marion, SC (US);
Abstract
A gas spring assembly is used to control movement of a vehicle body panel relative to a vehicle body member. The gas spring assembly includes a rod and piston that are received within a tube or cylinder. A first rod end is coupled to the piston to move the piston back and forth within the cylinder. A second rod end is mounted to one of the vehicle body panel or the vehicle body member. The cylinder is mounted to the other of the vehicle body panel or the vehicle body member. The gas spring assembly includes a resilient cover that covers the rod and cylinder and extends from the second rod end to a distal cylinder end. The resilient cover extends and retracts with rod movement and is sealed at each end of the resilient cover to provide a completely sealed gas spring assembly.