Patent ID: 8272802

Claim:
A slotted joint comprising a central pin and an outer tube, the central in having a length and a longitudinal axis extending along said length and through a center of the central pin, the joint comprising: a first and second elastomer arm, the first and second elastomer arms being bonded to an outer surface of the central pin and to an inner surface of the outer tube diametrically opposite each other and spaced apart from each other to form opposing first and second spaces; and a first and second abutment, the first abutment positioned in the first space and the second abutment positioned in the second space, the first and second abutments each including an abutment part made of a rigid material and a cylindrical sector made of an elastomer, the cylindrical sector being bonded to an outer surface of the central pin and to an inner surface of the abutment part, an outside face of the abutment part being spaced apart from an inner surface of the outer tube when the joint is at rest, wherein a longitudinal cross section of each abutment part comprises a convex profile relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein the convex profile of the abutment part provides a top region situated at approximately a longitudinal center of the outer tube, and wherein the top region is bordered by two inclined straight line segments each extending along and making an angle (α) with an axis along the length of the tube.