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US 12,691,937 B1Granted
Nested gas spring assembly
AssigneeJerry Edwards
InventorRyan Monroe
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Abstract
A nested gas spring assembly, device, and system including a first housing with a first hollow cavity for receiving a first gas spring rod. The first rod includes a second housing therein with a second hollow cavity for receiving a second gas spring rod that is biased in an opposite direction from the first rod.
Claims20
A nested gas spring assembly comprising:
- an extension housing including a hollow cavity therein;
- an extension rod including a compression housing with a hollow cavity therein, wherein at least a portion of the extension rod is received into the hollow cavity of the extension housing;
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- a compression rod with at least a portion thereof received into the hollow cavity of the compression housing of the extension rod,
- wherein the extension rod is biased into the hollow cavity of the extension housing via a first force provided by an expanded gas within the extension housing,
- wherein the compression rod is biased out of the hollow cavity of the compression housing of the extension rod via a second force provided by a compressed gas within the compression housing.
3 more elements
A gas spring assembly for a vehicle steering stabilizer system, the gas spring assembly comprising:
- a compression housing including a hollow cavity;
- an extension rod;
- and
- a compression rod operable to be positioned within the hollow cavity of the compression housing, the compression rod comprising:
- an extension housing including a hollow cavity for receiving the extension rod therein,
- wherein the extension rod is biased into the hollow cavity of the extension housing of the compression rod via a first force provided by an expanded gas within the extension housing,
- wherein the compression rod is biased out of the hollow cavity of the compression housing via a second force provided by a compressed gas within the compression housing.
4 more elements
A nested gas spring assembly comprising:
- an extension housing including a hollow cavity therein;
- an extension rod including a compression housing with a hollow cavity therein, wherein at least a portion of the extension rod is received into the hollow cavity of the extension housing;
- a compression rod with at least a portion thereof received into the hollow cavity of the compression housing of the extension rod;
- a first collar encompassing a first end of the extension housing;
- a second collar encompassing a second end of the extension housing opposite the first end;
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- a third collar encompassing an end of extension rod external to the extension housing,
- wherein in an extension position a substantial portion of the extension rod is external to the hollow cavity of the extension housing and a substantial portion of the compression rod is external to the hollow cavity of the compression housing,
- wherein in a neutral position a substantial portion of the extension rod is internal to the hollow cavity of the extension housing and a substantial portion of the compression rod is external to the hollow cavity of the compression housing,
- wherein in a compressed position a substantial portion of the extension rod is internal to the hollow cavity of the extension housing and a substantial portion of the compression rod is internal to the hollow cavity of the compression housing in the extension rod,
- wherein a first force provided by an expanded fluid within the extension housing biases the extension rod into the hollow cavity of the extension housing, and
- wherein a second force provided by a compressed fluid within the compression housing biases the compression rod out of the hollow cavity of the compression housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.