Patent ID: 8079450
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: E05F,E05Y,F16F

Abstract:
1. A damper assembly comprising: a fixed base having a rack gear; a carriage movable relative to said base; a rotary damper carried by said carriage, said damper having a rotor and a damper gear rotatable with said rotor, said damper engaged with said rack gear on said base, said carriage having a well with locking ribs in said well and said damper having ribs on an outer surface thereof for engaging said locking ribs in said well for restraining relative rotation between said damper and said well; a biasing element comprising an elastomeric ring operatively engaging said rotary damper, said biasing element normally urging said rotary damper away from said locking ribs in said well, wherein said elastomeric ring is disposed at least partially about said well, and a portion of said elastomeric ring is disposed within a slot opening extending into said well; and a tether from said carriage.