Patent ID: 9573435
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B29C,B60G

Claim:
1. A system for varying an eyelet-to-eyelet distance of a vehicle, the system comprising: top and bottom mounting components defining the eyelet-to-eyelet distance, the top mounting component being operatively connected to a frame of the vehicle, and the bottom mounting component being operatively connected to a supporting component of the vehicle; and a telescopic component disposed about a housing of at least one of the top and bottom components, the telescopic component being displaceable with respect to said housing in response to a given input of a driver of the vehicle, for varying a distance between the top and mounting components, and thus varying the eyelet-to-eyelet distance of the vehicle; wherein the system is operable between compressed and extended states, and wherein the system is configured so that a fluid gap is defined between the telescopic component and an inner opposing surface of the housing when the system is operated in a compressed state.