Patent ID: 11859688
Assignee: FIRESTONE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An end member having a longitudinal axis supportable along an associated damper housing and dimensioned for securement to an associated flexible spring member, said end member comprising:
a wall extending peripherally about said longitudinal axis and longitudinally between a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said wall including:
a side wall portion including an inner side surface portion facing radially inward;
a plurality of first projections disposed in peripherally-spaced relation to one another about said longitudinal axis, said plurality of first projections extending inward beyond said inner side surface portion from along said side wall portion toward a first inner edge with a first shoulder surface portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis and facing said second end of said wall; and,
a plurality of second projections disposed in peripherally-spaced relation to one another about said longitudinal axis, said plurality of second projections spaced axially from said plurality of first projections in direction toward said second end of said wall, said plurality of second projections extending inward beyond said inner side surface portion from along said side wall portion toward a second inner edge with a second shoulder surface portion oriented transverse to said longitudinal axis and facing said first end such that a groove is formed inward of said inner side surface portion between said first shoulder surface portion of said plurality of first projections and said second shoulder surface portion of said plurality of second projections.