Laundry appliance and damper assembly therefor

A laundry appliance, comprising:

• a cabinet defining an interior;
• a tub mounted within the interior of the cabinet;
• a laundry basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the laundry basket defining a chamber for the receipt of laundry articles;
• and
• a damper assembly coupling the cabinet to the tub, the damper assembly comprising a body forming an interior volume, a piston is coupled to a shaft extending through the interior volume, the piston extending to an inner surface of the body at the interior volume, wherein a spring is positioned within the interior volume and configured to generate a resistive force against the piston, the damper assembly comprising a valve comprising a flexible wall forming a separable interface configured to allow air to flow into the interior volume as the spring extend, wherein the flexible wall at the valve is configured to obstruct flow of air thereacross at or below a first speed threshold and when the spring is compressed, wherein the flexible wall at the valve is configured to form the opening during extension of the spring to allow fluid communication through the valve into the interior volume, and wherein the flexible wall at the valve is configured to form the opening during compression of the spring to allow fluid communication through the valve above the first speed threshold.