Patent ID: 7182322

Claim:
An apparatus for reducing frictional noise between leaf springs, comprising: a body having a hole defined at a terminal end of the apparatus; a stem having a central bore defined by a plurality of fingers, said plurality of fingers having first and second ends, said first ends of said plurality of fingers being coupled to a surface of said body around the perimeter of said hole and projecting away from the surface of said body said plurality of fingers having inwardly extending ridge portions formed in said central bore which cooperate to form a retaining lip; a plurality of retainers formed on an outer surface of at least one of said plurality of fingers; and an insert portion molded as a single piece with said stem and extending from said second ends of said fingers in a direction away from said body in a pre-installed position and adapted to be inserted through said second ends in a direction toward said first ends through said central bore of said stem to an installed position, thereby expanding said fingers in outward directions said insert portion including a circumferential ridge securely engaging said retaining lip in said installed position.