Patent ID: 6478838
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
An air treatment appliance for treating surrounding air, comprising:a body; a spider-mount mounted to said body; a motor mounted in cantilever fashion to said spider-mount by a plurality of mounting screws; a fan attached to said motor operable to draw in surrounding air and cause it to flow through said appliance; and a grommet constructed of a predetermined material between said motor and said spider-mount, said grommet preventing any direct contact between said motor mounting screws and said spider-mount to dampen vibrations from said motor and said fan, wherein said grommet includes a plurality of feet, corresponding in number to the number of said motor mounting screws, said plurality of feet held together by a plurality of connection members, and each of said plurality of feet is designed to cooperatively engage with said spider-mount by insertion of a head portion of each of said plurality of feet into a corresponding hole in said spider-mount, and wherein said plurality of mounting screws are inserted through a hole in the head portion of each of said plurality of feet to mount said motor to said spider-mount.