Patent ID: 6138980
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: F16B,F16F

Abstract:
A mounting having opposing first and second ends said mounting adapted to be mounted between a first member and a pilot on a second member, the mounting comprising:a rigid tube having an outside surface and an interior cylindrical wall, said tube extending from said first end of said mounting toward said second end of said mounting;a substantially rigid radial disk at said second end of said mounting spaced apart from said rigid tube and axially aligned therewith, said radial disk having a central hole and having first and second axially projecting surfaces, said first axially projecting surface facing said rigid tube; andan elastomeric member, including;a tubeform section having a first end and a second end and formed of a first annular element and a second annular element, said first annular element bonded to the outside surface of said rigid tube, and said second annular element bonded to said cylindrical wall, forming an inside bore, said inside bore adapted to receive said pilot, wherein the diameter of said hole in said radial disk is greater than the inner diameter of said bore and the elastomer member further comprises an inner elastomer cylinder within said hole in said radial disk; anda sandwich section bonded to said first axially projecting surface and extending radially outward from said second end of said tubeform section.