Patent ID: 8678148

Claim:
A shock absorber assembly including a fluid for absorbing forces between a first component and a second component comprising: a housing extending along an axis and presenting an open interior, a piston slidably disposed in said open interior of said housing and defining a compression chamber on one side of said piston and a rebound chamber on the other side of said piston, said piston presenting at least one aperture for conveying the fluid through said aperture of said piston between said compression and rebound chambers, a resilient disc engaging said piston for impeding the passage of fluid through said aperture of said piston, a first spring engaging said resilient disc for exerting a biasing force against said resilient disc, a second spring, an actuator for selectively compressing and expanding said second spring, and a sleeve engaging said first spring and said second spring for adjusting said first spring in response to said selective compression and expansion of said second spring.