Patent ID: 7243395
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bumper device for reducing the noise created by a door closing against a cabinet the bumper device comprising: a bumper body including a solid base, a ring-shaped portion and a concentrically positioned center portion extending upwardly from the base, the center portion defining a top end extending above a top portion of the ring-shaped portion, the top end including an indentation extending a short distance into the center portion such that a bottom of the indentation is located above the top portion of the ring-shaped portion in an uncompressed state, and such that the bottom of the indentation is located in a plane below the top portion of the ring shaped portion in a fully compressed state, the indentation defining a trapped sound area when the bumper device is subjected to the compressed state, the center portion having a continuous, solid cross-section, said bumper body being made of a soft elastic material, wherein the ring-shaped portion defines a first end and a second end, the ring-shaped portion extending outwardly from the base in such a manner that the ring-shaped portion tapers in cross-sectional thickness between the first end and the second end.