摘要 |
A coil tension spring 4 tapers in external diameter towards its ends 14. In a relaxed state, adjacent turns of the spring 4 are in contact with each other at a location away from the ends 14 of the spring 4. The endmost turns 18 of the spring 4 are spaced from their respective adjacent turns, and project to form tangs 20.. Connectors 6 are received in the ends 14 of the springs 4 for attachment to, for example, a lid raising mechanism. The tangs 20 and spaced end turns 18 facilitate insertion of the connectors 6 into the spring 4. |