Patent ID: 8029019

Claim:
A pair of mounting assemblies for mounting a roll-over protection structure (ROPS) on a vehicle, the ROPS having a pair of legs, each mounting assembly comprising: a base plate fixed to an end of a corresponding leg; a support plate fixed with respect to a frame of the vehicle; a top plate fixed with respect to a frame of the vehicle, the base plate being sandwiched between the support plate and the-top plate; a resilient bushing unit resiliently coupling the base plate to the support plate and the top plate, the bushing unit comprises a first resilient bushing member separating the base plate from the support plate, and a second resilient bushing member separating the base plate from the top plate, the base plate including a bushing bore extending therethrough; and an annular bushing recess surrounds one end of the bushing bore, the first bushing member comprises a larger diameter cylindrical base and a small diameter cylindrical shaft projecting therefrom, the shaft being received by the bushing bore, and the second bushing member comprises an annular member which is partially received by the bushing recess.