Patent ID: 7584915
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: E03C

Abstract:
1. A food waste disposer, comprising: a housing defining an inlet opening, a grinding mechanism driven by a motor for grinding food waste received into the housing through the inlet opening; an annular retaining collar having lower and upper ends, the upper end for connecting to a sink collar in a sink opening by a mounting flange; and an annular elastomeric coupler having a first portion situated about the lower end of the annular retaining collar and a second portion connected to the housing for vibrationally isolating the annular retaining collar from the housing wherein the lower end of the annular retaining collar extends into the housing below where the second portion of the annular elastomeric coupler connects to the housing, the annular elastomeric coupler extending upwardly and outwardly from the lower end of the annular retaining collar to the housing so that loading on the elastomeric coupler is shear.