Gas cup for a damper assembly and a damper assembly

A damper assembly comprising:

• a housing extending along a center axis between an opened end and a closed end defining a space extending therebetween;
• a piston slidably disposed in said space dividing said space into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber;
• a piston rod guide located in said rebound chamber in sealing engagement with said opened end;
• a piston rod extending into said rebound chamber and coupled to said piston for moving said piston in said space between a compression stroke and a rebound stroke;
• a gas cup including a body slidably located in said compression chamber dividing said compression chamber into a gas compartment and a fluid compartment;
• said body including an upper surface, a lower surface, an exterior surface and an interior surface;
• said body defining an aperture extending through said upper surface and said lower surface to allow fluid communication between said gas compartment and said fluid compartment;
• a decoupler located in said aperture and secured to said body;
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• a bridging member located between said decoupler and said body and coupled to said decoupler and said body, said decoupler and said bridging member being made from materials having different elasticity to allow said decoupler to move in said aperture in response to a volumetric change in the damper assembly and to provide variable tuning of the damper assembly.