Anti-pull-out bumper

An anti-pull-out mechanism for a shock cell having inner and outer metal pipe members each of which has inner and outer ends joined by a rubber sleevelike body between the outer end of the outer pipe member and the inner end of the inner pipe member;

• including first rigid metal limit means mounted in fixed position within the inner end of said outer pipe member, second rigid metal limit means mounted in fixed position within the inner end of said inner pipe member, there being aligned openings formed in said first and second limit means, a flexible metal snub member extending through said aligned openings having inner and free ends and having an enlarged head at its inner end engaged with the first limit means and having an enlarged head at its free end located within the inner pipe member, said snub member having a length between enlarged heads greater than the normal space between said first and second limit means to define a predetermined snub distance, and stop means associated with the enlarged head at the snub member free end engageable with the second limit means when the inner pipe member moves telescopically out of said outer pipe member said predetermined snub distance to prevent further movement of said inner pipe member out of said outer pipe member.