Patent ID: 7837182
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
1. A dust boot retention system, comprising: a jounce bumper having an end portion with an outer diameter and an annular recessed groove adjacent to said end portion; a dust boot attached to said jounce bumper, said dust boot having an upper flange including a radially inwardly extending portion and an axially extending portion extending from an innermost portion of said radially inwardly extending portion, said axially extending portion having an inner diameter smaller than said outer diameter of said end portion of said jounce bumper; and a rate ring securing said dust boot to said jounce bumper, said rate ring including an inner diameter smaller than said outer diameter of said end portion of said jounce bumper, said rate ring including an annular recessed channel in a first end thereof for receiving said axially extending portion of said dust boot, said rate ring and said upper flange being press fit over said end portion of said jounce bumper whereby said rate ring is received in said annular recessed groove and secures said end portion of said dust boot to said jounce bumper.