Patent ID: 7287655

Claim:
An energy dissipating elastomer damper comprising: (a) a generally hollow housing member having an interior aperture of a predetermined cross section; (b) a first closure member attached to one end of said housing and having a first axial aperture; (c) a second closure member attached to radially opposed end of said housing and having a second axial aperture; (d) a compressible force absorbing means disposed within said interior aperture of said housing; and (e) a force transmitting means disposed within an axial aperture of said compressible force absorbing means and axially movable therein, said force transmitting means having at least one force transmitting portion of a predetermined shape disposed intermediate a first end having a first predetermined diameter and a second end having a second predetermined diameter, said first predetermined diameter being greater than each of said second predetermined diameter and said third predetermined diameter, said first end extending through said first axial aperture of said first closure member and said second end extending through said second axial aperture of said second closure member.