Helper spring assembly for shock absorbers

Claim 1

IN A HELPER SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR A SHOCK ABSORBER INCLUDING BODY WITH A RECIPROCAL ROD PROJECTING AXIALLY THEREFROM; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING AN ANNULAR FIRST SPRING STOP LOOSELY MOUNTED AROUND SAID BODY INCLUDING AN INTERNAL ANNULAR FLANGE ENGAGING THE BODY, A FLEXIBLE METALLIC SPLIT SLEEVE MOUNTED AROUND AND UPON SAID BODY WITHIN SAID FIRST SPRING STOP AND BEARING AGAINST ITS INTERNAL FLANGE, A SERIES OF SPACED FASTENERS THREADED RADIALLY THROUGH SAID FIRST STOP OPERATIVELY AND FRICTIONALLY ANGAGING SAID SLEEVE TO ADJUSTABLY ANCHOR SAID FIRST STOP ON SAID BODY, A COILED SPRING LOOSELY MOUNTED LONGITUDINALLY OVER SAID BODY AND ROD AND AT ONE END EXTENDING AROUND SAID SLEEVE AND BEARING AGAINST SAID FIRST STOP, AN APERTURED AXIALLY SPLIT SECOND SPRING STOP COMPRISING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SYMMETRICAL ELEMENTS MOUNTED OVER THE END OF SAID ROD RETAININGLY AND COMPRESSIVELY ENGAGING THE OTHER END OF SAID SPRING, SPACER SLEEVE ELEMENTS OF REDUCED RADIUS AXIALLY PROJECTING FROM SAID SYMMETRICAL ELEMENTS DOWN INTO SAID OTHER END OF SAID SPRING, AND AN ADJUSTABLE FASTENER THREADED UPON SAID ROD OPERATIVELY BEARING AGAINST SAID SECOND SPRING STOP FOR REGULATING THE COMPRESSION OF SAID SPRING AND FOR CENTRALIZING AND ANCHORING THE SAME RELATIVE TO SAID SHOCK ABSORBER BODY AND ROD.