Patent ID: 8511652

Claim:
A gas spring and gas damper assembly comprising: a first end member; a second end member disposed in longitudinally-spaced relation to said first end member, said second end member including an inner side wall and an outer side wall, said inner side wall at least partially defining an inner cavity; a gas damper piston at least partially received within said inner cavity, said gas damper piston slidably engaging said inner side wall and adapted for longitudinal displacement therealong; a gas damper connector rod operatively connecting said first end member and said gas damper piston such that relative longitudinal displacement between said first end member and said second end member results in displacement of said gas damper piston along said inner side wall within said inner cavity; a first flexible sleeve operatively connected between said first end member and said second end member at least partially defining a first spring chamber therebetween, said first spring chamber including said inner cavity and at least partially containing said gas damper piston and said gas damper connector rod; a second flexible sleeve disposed radially-outwardly along said first flexible sleeve and operatively connected between said first end member and said second end member such that a second spring chamber is formed radially-outwardly of said first spring chamber along said first flexible sleeve; and, a passage in fluid communication between said first spring chamber and said second spring chamber and a valve operatively connected in fluid communication along said passage.