Patent ID: 6189902
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B62D,F16B

Abstract:
A mounting system for coupling a first member to a second member, the first member having first and second laterally extending surfaces and a mounting aperture extending therethrough, the second member having first and second mounting surfaces and a mounting aperture extending therethrough, the mounting system comprising:an isolator formed from at least one resilient member and adapted to be inserted through said mounting aperture in said first member, said isolator including a body portion and a first end wall member, said body portion having a length approximately equal to the distance across said mounting aperture in said first member, said body portion including a bushing aperture, said first end wall member coupled to a first end of said body portion, said first end wall member extending radially outward of said body portion and sized to abut one of said first and second laterally extending surfaces;a bushing having an insert portion and a retaining flange, said insert portion sized to fit within said bushing aperture, said insert portion including a internally threaded fastener aperture, said retaining flange coupled to an end of said insert portion and extending radially outward therefrom such that said retaining flange is larger than said mounting aperture in said first member, said retaining flange contacting said first end wall member opposite said first laterally extending surface, said insert portion including an end surface spaced apart from said retaining flange and adapted to abut said second mounting surface; anda fastener having a threaded portion operably engaging said fastener aperture and producing a clamping force adapted to draw said first and second members together;wherein said end surface is adapted to limit the portion of said clamping force that is transmitted through said isolator.