Patent ID: 8714943

Claim:
A mounting and damping system for a compressor comprising: a mounting lug removably coupled to a housing of the compressor; a first damping member disposed between the mounting lug and a first portion of the housing, the first damping member having a first aperture formed therein; a second damping member having a second aperture formed therein; and a bushing having a through opening formed therein, wherein a first end of the bushing is received in the first aperture formed in the first damping member, a second end of the bushing is received in the second aperture formed in the second damping member, and an outer surface of the bushing intermediate the first damping member and the second damping member is surrounded by a hollow opening, the hollow opening spacing the outer surface of the bushing from an inner surface of one of the mounting lug and the first portion of the housing to militate against contact therebetween.