Patent ID: 8733745

Claim:
A vehicle suspension system comprising: a shock upper mount assembly configured to mount to vehicle structure; a jounce bumper being made of an elastomeric material and including a vertically extending rod bore configured to mount around a rod of a shock absorber; and a jounce rate cup being made of an elastomeric material and including a generally cylindrical vertically extending portion that defines a vertically extending rod bore configured to mount around the rod, a horizontally extending support flange extending radially outward from the vertically extending portion and having a lower surface mounted on the jounce bumper, a horizontally extending dust boot attachment flange extending radially outward from the vertically extending portion and spaced vertically upward from the support flange and having an upper surface located below and adjacent to the shock upper mount assembly, and the vertically extending portion including a generally cylindrical vertical flange extending between radially inner portions of the support flange and the dust boot attachment flange to define a gap between the support flange and the dust boot attachment flange.