Patent ID: 7325794

Claim:
An air spring assembly comprising: a first end member including a first side wall; a second end member spaced from said first end member; a flexible spring member extending between said first and second end members and including opposing first and second open ends with a longitudinally-extending axis formed therebetween, said first open end including a first portion and a second portion, and said second open end being secured on said second end member; and, first and second retaining members, said second retaining member including a retaining member side wail and a flange extending inwardly from said retaining member side wall; said first open end at least partially received on said first end member such that said first portion is disposed along said first side wall; said first retaining member disposed along said first portion opposite said first side wall and compressively engaging said first portion to thereby form a substantially fluid-tight seal with said first side wall; said second portion of said first open end extending along said first retaining member opposite said first portion and terminating along said first retaining member such that at least a portion of said first retaining member remains exposed by said second portion; and, said second retaining member disposed along said second portion such that said retaining member side wall is opposite said first retaining member, said flange of said second retaining member extending inwardly beyond at least a portion of said first retaining member such that said flange can abuttingly engage said exposed portion of said first retaining member and thereby limit relative axial displacement between said first and second retaining members in at least a first direction.