Patent ID: 8594532

Claim:
A device for attenuating movement of a door, comprising: a housing having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the housing spaced apart from the second surface of the housing; an elongated sliding member coupled to the door and disposed between the first surface and the second surface of the housing, the elongated sliding member having at least one surface slidingly engaging at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the housing when the elongated sliding member slides in a first direction; and a damping material disposed between the at least one surface of the elongated sliding member and the at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the housing, the damping material comprising at least one of a grease and a gel for applying surface forces to the elongated sliding member when sliding in the first direction and attenuating sliding movement thereof; wherein the movement of the door causes movement of the elongated sliding member in the first direction, the movement of the elongated sliding member in the first direction attenuating the movement of the door; wherein the elongated sliding member comprises a groove formed on the at least one surface of the elongated sliding member, the groove being adjacent to and facing the at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the housing and retaining the damping material therein, the at least one surface of the elongated sliding member being disposed adjacent to and facing the at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the housing.