Patent ID: 8899560

Claim:
A springless shock absorbing and suspension apparatus comprising: an inner tubular section comprising a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber therewithin, wherein said first fluid chamber contains gas and wherein said second fluid chamber contains oil; a floating piston disposed within said inner tubular section between said first fluid chamber and said second fluid chamber; an outer tubular section having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the outer tubular section is at least partially disposed around at least a portion of the inner tubular section, wherein said outer tubular section comprises a fourth fluid chamber therewithin that contains oil; a valve block fixedly secured to the second end of the outer tubular section; a stationary tubular section disposed within the outer tubular section, the stationary tubular section fixedly secured to the valve block, the stationary tubular section having a third fluid chamber therewithin; wherein the second fluid chamber is in fluid communication with an upper side fluid chamber through a first flow path extending axially in a tubular space disposed between a radially external surface of the stationary tubular section and a radially internal surface of the inner tubular section, wherein the upper side fluid chamber is concentrically defined by a radially external surface of the inner tubular section and a radially internal surface of the outer tubular section; and wherein the fourth fluid chamber is in fluid communication with a lower side fluid chamber through a second flow path extending through an unrestricted opening in the valve block, wherein the lower side fluid chamber is defined between a top surface of the valve block and a bottom surface on an end of the inner tubular section.