Patent ID: 7497422

Claim:
An air spring assembly comprising: a first end member including an inner wall surface, an outer wall surface and a radially-outward peripheral edge; a second end member disposed in spaced relation to said first end member; a flexible sleeve secured between said first and second end members and at least partially defining a spring chamber therebetween, said flexible sleeve secured along one of said inner wall surface and said radially-outward peripheral edge such that said outer wall surface faces away from said spring chamber; and a label formed from sheet material and including a first portion, a second portion spaced longitudinally from said first portion, and laterally-spaced apart longitudinally-extending edges, said label including an adhesive substance disposed along at least a section of said first portion, one of an index marking, an alignment zone and an alignment edge disposed between said first and second portions, and a plurality of indicia disposed along at least a section of said second portion and spaced longitudinally from said one of an index marking, an alignment zone and an alignment edge; said label being oriented along said outer wall surface of said first end member with said first portion positioned radially-inwardly of said radially-outward peripheral edge and adhesively secured to said outer wall surface such that said one of an index marking, an alignment zone and an alignment edge is positioned in approximate alignment with said radially-outward peripheral edge and said second portion with said plurality of indicia is disposed outwardly beyond said radially-outward peripheral edge.