Patent ID: 8177548

Claim:
A mounting device for mounting a forced-air burner to a combustion chamber housing, the forced-air burner including a burner housing and a motor, comprising: a burner housing attachment area operable to attach to the burner housing of the forced-air burner; an attaching section comprising an attaching section flange operable to attach to the combustion chamber housing; and a seating section operable to absorb loads caused by the forced-air burner located on the device, wherein the seating section comprises a seating section flange that is connected to the burner housing attachment area, the seating section flange having a motor attaching area, the motor attaching area having an annular structure operable to attach to the motor of the forced-air burner, and wherein the seating section further comprises at least one support element that is attached to the motor attaching area and to the attaching section flange.