Damped spring

A combined compression spring and damper comprising a plurality of compression spring elements and a mass resilient material, each spring element being in the form of a continuous strip of resilient material which is disposed when unstressed in the form of a zig-zag consisting of a plurality of limbs and link portions of reflex form which join together adjacent pairs of limbs by one end thereof, the spring elements each extending in the same general direction, and being disposed in radial planes with respect to a common axis such that the zig-zag configuration alternates toward and away from said axis, the mass of resilient material being located on the said axis with its external surface disposed at least closely adjacent the radially inner link portions but otherwise spaced inwardly from said spring elements, whereby on compression of the spring elements in a direction generally parallel to said axis, the resulting radially inward movement of the radially inner reflex portions is resisted resiliently by the mass of resilient material, and the resulting axial movement of the radially inner reflex portions is resisted by contact with the mass of resilient material and axial compression thereof.