Patent ID: 8733744
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
1. In combination with an apparatus having an axially elongated axis and includes a first member with an outer housing, a radial shoulder fixedly arranged toward a first end of said outer housing and a connector arranged toward a second end of said outer housing, a second member axially aligned relative to and in operable combination with said first member, said second member having an axially elongated cylindrical extension extending from a first end such that said extension is telescopically movable within the outer housing of said first member, a radial shoulder fixedly and axially spaced from the first end of said second member, and a connector arranged toward a second end of said second member, with the radial shoulders on said first and second members limiting axial travel of said apparatus, a device arranged in operable combination with said first and second members for cushioning an axial load exerted on said apparatus, and a cushioning assembly operably arranged between the radial shoulders on said first and second members, said cushioning assembly comprising: a carrier arranged about the axially elongated extension on said second member and between the radial shoulders on said first and second members; and a multipiece cushion arranged in operable combination with said carrier between the radial shoulders on said first and second members for absorbing over-travel of said first and second members relative to each other, with said multipiece cushion including at least two elastomeric bumpers releasably connected to said carrier so as to permit replacement of said multipiece cushion while maintaining said first and second members in operable combination relative to each other.