Patent ID: 6520493
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A strut with directional damping, the strut comprising:(a) a housing comprising a wall that defines a housing chamber, the housing defining an axis; (b) a resilient element movable through the chamber along the axis in a first direction and a second direction, the resilient element comprising at least one primary damping ridge and a damping tongue, each of the at least one primary damping ridge being in friction engagement with the housing as the resilient member is moved in the first and second directions, the damping tongue being in engagement with the housing wall when the resilient element is moved in the first direction and being located away from the housing wall when the resilient element is moved in the second direction; and (c) spring means for biasing the resilient element in the first direction and for resisting displacement of the resilient element in the second direction.