Patent ID: 8636271

Claim:
A device for damping springs, the device comprising: a damper, the damper having a top, a bottom, an inner surface and an outer surface, a lip around the inner surface near the bottom, an axis located approximately in the center of the bottom and top, at least one groove in the outer surface, at least one slot which is open at the top and terminating near the bottom, at least one port from the outer surface to the inner surface; the slot approximately parallel to the axis, the slot having a first edge and an approximately parallel second edge, each edge extending from near the bottom to the top; a spring seat located on the lip, the spring seat having a wall approximately centered on the axis; a pair of tabs located in the slot, one tab extending from the first edge towards the second edge and the second tab extending from the second edge towards the first edge, the pair of tabs located in the slot approximately co-linear with the groove and approximately across from one another; the port for receiving pressurized oil to aid in damping the spring; a band located in the groove the band for providing a compressive force to the damper and damping the spring.