Patent ID: 7614616

Claim:
A gas spring assembly comprising: a tube; a rod axially moveable relative to said tube between a fully extended position and a fully compressed position; a piston assembly received within said tube and separating said tube into a compression chamber and an extension chamber, said piston assembly being coupled to said rod wherein said piston assembly controls gas flow between said compression and extension chambers as said rod moves between said fully extended and fully compressed positions; and an adjuster mechanism cooperating with said piston assembly to provide an intermediate stop position between said fully extended position and said fully compressed position wherein said adjuster mechanism is adapted for selective adjustment by a user to place said intermediate stop position at a desired location and wherein said adjuster mechanism comprises an adjustable magnetic collar that is mounted to an outer circumferential surface of said tube and is movable relative to said tube during user adjustment of said intermediate stop position and is fixed for movement with said tube once said intermediate stop position is set at said desired location.