Patent ID: 7083024

Claim:
An engine mount system for connecting an engine and continuously variable transmission to a chassis, the engine including an engine drive shaft, the continuously variable transmission having a driven shaft propelled by a belt extending from the drive shaft, the system comprising; a mounting plate; a first engine mount securing a first engine side to a chassis first side, the first engine side being secured to the chassis first side without a mounting plate disposed therebetween, the first engine mount including an elastic vibration damping material; and a second and third engine mount securing the mounting plate to a chassis second side, the second and third engine mounts including an elastic vibration damping material; wherein a second engine side is rigidly mounted to the mounting plate and the mounting plate comprises a first aperture rotatably receiving the engine drive shaft and a second aperture rotatably receiving a driven shaft of a vehicle power transmission, the engine drive shaft bearing drive sheaves of the continuously variable transmission and the driven shaft bearing driven sheaves of the continuously variable transmission.