Patent ID: 8366069

Claim:
An isolator assembly in combination with a supporting structure for a vehicle body of a vehicle and an exhaust system of the vehicle, the combination comprising: an elastomeric assembly disposed between said exhaust system and said supporting structure; a socket defined by said supporting structure, said socket defining a first and a second flange, each flange defining an inner surface, the inner surface of said first flange directly facing the inner surface of said second flange, said elastomeric assembly being disposed between said inner surfaces of said first and second flanges; wherein said elastomeric assembly defines a first and a second mounting ear directly engaging each of said inner surface of said first and second flanges to secure said elastomeric assembly to said supporting structure; and wherein said first flange defines a first transition portion extending toward a first retention rib and a first stopping rib spaced from the first retention rib, said first retention rib and said first stopping rib extending from said first flange toward said second flange, said elastomeric assembly directly engaging said retention rib.