Patent ID: 6499714
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: F16B,F16F,F24F

Abstract:
A system for mounting a machine to a base, said system comprising:(a) a grommet having a circumferential groove for receiving said machine and having an aperture; said aperture having a first end portion extending upward from a transverse plane across said aperture through said circumferential groove and having a second end portion extending downward from a transverse plane across said aperture below said circumferential groove; said first and second end portions of said aperture having cross sectional diameters; said cross sectional diameter of said second end portion of said aperture being larger than said cross sectional diameter of said first end portion thereof; (b) a mounting bolt for extending up through said base and said aperture of said grommet, said mounting bolt including a shaft having a first end for positioning within said first end portion of said aperture and having a second end for positioning within said second end portion of said aperture, an enlarged head attached to said second end of said shaft, and grip means on said second end of said shaft for gripping said base when said shaft of said mounting bolt extends up through said base; said first and second ends of said shaft having cross sectional diameters; said cross sectional diameter of said second end of said shaft being larger than said cross sectional diameter of said first end thereof; said cross sectional diameter of said first end of said shaft being sized to just slide into and align with said first end of said aperture of said grommet; said cross sectional diameter of said second end of said shaft being sized to slide freely into said second end of said aperture of said grommet; and (c) a nut for attachment to said shaft of said mounting bolt adjacent said first end thereof to secure said grommet to said mounting bolt.