Patent ID: 7931287

Claim:
A suspension assembly comprising, in combination: a clamp assembly for use in a suspension for a vehicle axle, comprising an axle bracket adapted to be attached to a vehicle axle; a top cap adapted to be operatively connected to the axle bracket to define an axle seat; a leaf spring having a spring seat adapted to be received within the axle seat; and a sealing member adapted to be at least partially received within the axle seat and positionable between the axle seat and at least a portion of the spring seat of the leaf spring to prevent debris from collecting in the axle seat or to prevent debris from collecting between the sealing member and the leaf spring, wherein the sealing member comprises a liner comprising a top surface having a front edge and a rear edge, a bottom surface having a front edge and a rear edge, a pad seat defined in one of the top surface and the bottom surface, and a deformable auxiliary pad at least partially received within the pad seat.