Patent ID: 8052233

Claim:
A spring buffer for a furniture item having a furniture body and a movable furniture part movable with respect to the furniture body, said spring buffer comprising: a pot configured to be inserted into one of the furniture body or the movable furniture part; a sleeve mounted within said pot such that a position of said sleeve is adjustable relative to said pot, said sleeve having a recess on an outer surface into which an adjusting element can be inserted for adjusting a position of said sleeve relative to said pot, no portion of said sleeve having an outer diameter greater than a largest inside diameter of said pot; a buffer element configured to be arranged between the movable furniture part and the furniture body such that the movable furniture part in a closed position can be moved against a force of said buffer element towards the furniture body, said buffer element being adjustably supported within said sleeve; and a spring acting upon said buffer element so as to generate said force, said spring being arranged between a bottom of said pot and said buffer element; wherein a position of said buffer element is adjustable so as to thereby adjust a maximum length of said spring.