Patent ID: 8657086

Claim:
A rotary damper mounting assembly for use with a rotary damper, the rotary damper comprising: a damper body; a rotor comprising a basal end portion rotatably disposed in the damper body, and a distal end portion protruded out of the damper body; a first engagement portion being formed in the damper body; and a second engagement portion formed in the distal end portion of the rotor protruded out of the damper body, wherein outer dimensions of the second engagement portion are smaller than outer dimensions of the first engagement portion, wherein the first engagement portion is non-rotatably and removably inserted in a first engagement hole of a first bracket, wherein the second engagement portion is non-rotatably and removably inserted in a second engagement hole of a second bracket, wherein the first engagement portion is non-rotatably insertable and removable into and from the first engagement hole and the second engagement hole, wherein the mounting assembly comprises a cylindrical adapter, wherein the second engagement portion is non-rotatably and removably inserted into the adapter, wherein a third engagement portion is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the adapter, wherein the third engagement portion is non-rotatably insertable into the first engagement hole and the second engagement hole, and wherein the second engagement portion is non-rotatably inserted in the second engagement hole through the third engagement portion.