Patent ID: 8348219

Claim:
A motor holder comprising: a support structure; a motor including a drive shaft with a drive shaft axis aligned with an opening in the support structure and a motor housing with a motor housing diameter orthogonal to the drive axis; and a holder including a base portion positioned adjacent to the motor, a first spring tab integrally formed with the base portion and operably contacting the motor to bias the motor toward the support structure, and a first latch arm integrally formed with the base portion and coupled with the support structure, the first latch arm resiliently deformed by the support structure in a direction away from the drive shaft axis and the first latch arm having a first upper latch arm portion; a second latch arm integrally formed with the base portion and coupled with the support structure, the second latch arm resiliently deformed by the support structure and the second latch arm having a second upper latch arm portion, the second upper latch arm portion being spaced apart from the first upper latch arm portion by a distance substantially equal to the motor housing diameter; a first tab extending from the first alignment upper latch arm portion; and a second tab extending from the second alignment upper latch arm portion, wherein a portion of the first tab is spaced apart from a portion of the second tab by a distance, measured through a longitudinal axis of the holder when the motor is not positioned within the holder, that is less than the motor housing diameter.