Patent ID: 7370852
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
1. A bush assembly comprising: a sleeve formed of a deformable nylon material and having an outer surface that has an outer diameter and that is formed with at least one radial projection; a tube within the sleeve, there being a gap between the sleeve and the tube; a resilient body formed of a rubber material interconnecting the tube and the sleeve; and a housing having a bore with an inner diameter and into which the sleeve is received, the at least one projection abutting the wall of the bore; wherein the sleeve outer diameter is of a size to provide a good grip between the sleeve and the housing bore and further is adapted to locally deform radially inwardly adjacent said at least one projection when the sleeve is mounted within the bore such that the radial width of said gap between the sleeve and the tube radially inward of said at least one projection is less than that at at least one other circumferential point of the tube.