Patent ID: 7721386

Claim:
A closer arm assembly for a door closer which automatically closes a door hinged to a door jamb, the closer comprising a housing which can be mounted to one of the door and the jamb, a piston in the housing, a closer spring which acts on the piston, and an output shaft which rotates as the piston moves, the closer arm assembly comprising: a main arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted for fixing to the output shaft so that the main arm pivots when the output shaft rotates; a connecting arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the connecting arm is pivotably connected to the main arm and the second end of the connecting arm can be pivotably connected to the other of the door and the jamb; a stop which contacts the connecting arm to limit relative pivoting of the arms, wherein the stop comprises a cushion with a contact surface which suppresses noise as the connecting arm contacts the cushion; a soffit plate adapted to be fixed to the door jamb, the second end of the connecting arm being pivotably connected to the soffit plate, the stop comprising a housing fixed to the soffit plate and a spring in the housing, the spring having an exposed end, the cushion being fixed to the exposed end; and wherein the housing of said stop is fixed to the soffit plate by at least two screws.