Patent ID: 8480065

Claim:
An elastomeric spring-damper, comprising: a one-piece tubular body having an integral cap portion, the body having an integral stop flange formed in the body near the cap portion, the cap portion having a base portion opposing the integral stop flange; an inner member located within the body and coupled to the body with an annular elastomeric member, the inner surface of the elastomeric member being affixed relative to the inner member and the outer surface of the elastomeric member being affixed relative to the body, such that longitudinal motion of the inner member relative to the body is allowed through elastic deformation of the elastomeric member; and an inner member stop flange located on the inner member and positioned between the base portion and the integral stop flange, such that a distance of the longitudinal motion of the inner member relative to the body is limited by contact of the inner member stop flange with the base portion in one direction of motion and contact with the integral stop flange in an opposite direction of motion; wherein the integral stop flange is formed as flange portions spaced from each other extending radially inward; wherein the inner member stop flange is formed to have a peripheral shape; wherein the inner member stop flange is configured to come into contact with the integral stop flange when oriented at a first orientation; and wherein the inner member stop flange is inserted into an open end of the body opposite the integral cap portion, the inner member stop flange is configured to move past the integral stop flange as the inner member stop flange is oriented at a second orientation, so as to enable disassembly and assembly as the inner member stop flange is oriented between the first and the second orientation.