Patent ID: 6357732
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B29C,B61F,F16F

Abstract:
A resilient member, comprising:a first rigid element extending in a linear direction, and having a first end and a second end; a second rigid element extending in the linear direction of said first rigid element spaced apart from said first rigid element to provide a space between the first rigid element and the second rigid element, the second rigid element having a first end and a second end, and having at least the first end thereof displaced along the linear direction away from the first end of the first rigid element; and resilient material filling the space between the first rigid element and the second element, and extending between the first end of the first rigid element and the first end of the second element to define a substantially concave profile between the first end of the first rigid element and the first end of the second rigid element, and the resilient material having at least one weakened region along the concave portion thereof as a result of being assembled with said first rigid element and said second rigid element, with said at least one weakened region being at a location on said resilient material subject to the lowest stresses and strains when the resilient member is used as an insert in a suspension assembly.