Patent ID: 8132640

Claim:
A frangible mount for supporting a vehicle differential, the differential including a support shaft with a bushing thereon, and the mount comprising: a first horizontal mounting flange; a second horizontal mounting flange parallel to and vertically offset from the first mounting flange; a generally circular bushing holder located between the first and second mounting flanges; a first transition integrally formed with, and between, the first mounting flange and the bushing holder; a notch defined between the first mounting flange and the first transition; and a second transition integrally formed with, and between the second mounting flange and the bushing holder; a second notch defined between the second mounting flange and the second transition: whereby during a collision, an axial force is applied from the vehicle differential's shaft and bushing to the bushing holder in excess of a threshold value, causing either the first transition or the first mounting flange to fracture adjacent to the notch and either the second transition or the second mounting flange to fracture almost simultaneously with the first transition or first mounting flange, thus, allowing the bushing holder to be displaced apart from the first mounting flange and second mounting flange.