Patent ID: 7389582

Claim:
A method of mounting a hermetically sealed compressor having a housing, said method comprising: providing a mounting member, said mounting member having a central support section, first and second legs extending from opposite ends of said support section, said first and second legs including first and second distal portions respectively extending from said first and second legs, each of said first and second distal portions respectively defining an angle with said first and second legs; securing said mounting member to the housing wherein said support section is in registry with the housing; providing an elongate bracing member having a first end and an opposite second end; and securing said elongate bracing member to said mounting member to form a mounting bracket including fixedly engaging said bracing member proximate said first end with said first distal portion by deforming at least one of said bracing member and said first distal portion into engagement with the other of said bracing member and said first distal portion and fixedly engaging said bracing member proximate said second end with said second distal portion by deforming at least one of said bracing member and said second distal portion into engagement with the other of said bracing member and said second distal portion.