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AssigneeToyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsJamie B. Pawloski, Clark W. Young, Faye R. Zaski
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An improved protective cover is provided for a piston-cylinder unit. The cover has an elongated body with a convoluted portion and a cylindrical portion. The convoluted portion covers the piston rod of the piston-cylinder unit and allows the protective cover to contract and extend when said unit moves from a compressed position to an extended position. The cover is fixedly attached to the piston-cylinder unit such that it covers and protects the cylinder and the piston rod of the unit. The attachment of the protective cover to the piston-cylinder unit results in water and air resistant seals between the cover and the unit, or in the alternative, in non-watertight and/or non-airtight seals that prevent dirt, debris, dust and the like from contacting the cylinder and piston rod of the unit.
An improved protective cover for a piston-cylinder unit, said unit having a piston rod movable between an extended position and a compressed position, wherein the cover comprises:
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