Mechanical spring and nonresilient retarder (e.g., shock absorber):
(under subclass 2) Spring device including a nonfluid (mechanical) spring element for cushioning relative movement between the vehicle parts combined with nonreacting means for opposing and slowing the distortion or recovery of the spring element.
(1) Note. This subclass and its indents include shock absorber which are combined with a nonfluid spring element for returning the vehicle parts connected by the shock absorbers to a neutral position after they have been displaced therefrom.
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64.15+, for a fluid spring combined with a motion retarder (shock absorber).
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105, Railway Rolling Stock,
197.05+, for a snubber combined with railway truck structure.
188, Brakes, 266+, for an internal resistance motion retarder, wherein energy absorbed during displacement of the parts out of normal position is not returned to restore the parts to normal position.
