Patent ID: 7416175

Claim:
A spring seat assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle utilizing a coil spring, said assembly comprising; a first spring seat retainer having a central axis and a flange, said flange having a first side and a second side extending radially from said central axis to a peripheral edge in a spaced and parallel relationship relative to each other, a pocket portion extending axially from said flange to a distal end and defining a cavity between said distal end and said flange, a jounce bumper mounted within said cavity and extending from said distal end, and a plurality of ribs extending radially relative to said central axis and spaced angularly from one another with a first portion of said ribs projecting axially from said first side of said flange toward said pocket portion and a second portion of said ribs projecting axially from said second side of said flange away from said pocket portion with said first portion of said ribs being offset from said second portion of said ribs along said peripheral edge such that each rib of said first portion of said ribs on said first side is disposed between an adjacent pair of ribs of said second portion of said ribs on said second side with said ribs maintaining said axial projection during operation of the suspension system.