Patent ID: 8701846

Claim:
A shock absorber comprising: a first pressure tube defining a first working chamber; a first piston slidably disposed within said first pressure tube, said first piston dividing said first working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber; a second pressure tube surrounding said first pressure tube to define a second working chamber, said second working chamber not communicating with said first working chamber; a second piston in hydraulic communication with said second working chamber, said second piston defining a plurality of passages, each of said plurality of passages extending through said second piston; a piston rod attached to said first piston and fixably secured to a first end of said second pressure tube, said piston rod extending through one of said upper and lower working chambers; a compression hydraulic stop creating a damping load during a compression movement of said shock absorber; wherein said first piston is movable between a fully compressed position where said shock absorber is at a minimum length and a fully extended position where said shock absorber is at a maximum length; and said compression hydraulic stop creates said damping load only at a position immediately adjacent said fully compressed position.