Patent ID: 6905124

Claim:
A unitized seal for a gas spring assembly including a body member defining an internal cavity and a rod adapted to be slidably received within the internal cavity of the body member, comprising: a substantially rigid guide member having an outer diameter and defining a passage adapted to slidably receive the rod, said passage including a shoulder, and said guide member defining a transverse dimension less than that of the body member so as to define a space therebetween; and a resilient sealing material bonded directly to the guide member, said resilient sealing material overlaying substantially all of said outer diameter and including ridges for engaging the body member, wherein the resilient material is located within the space, and said sealing material includes inwardly extending inner lip structure and outwardly extending outer lip structure for engaging the rod and the body member, respectively, and said sealing material defines a stub ring engaging said shoulder to properly position said inwardly extending inner lip structure for sealingly engaging the rod. 2 .The unitized seal of claim 1 , wherein the sealing material and guide member are bonded to one another by a covulcanization process.