Patent ID: 8342475

Claim:
A mounting and dampening system for the vertical positioning of a heavy bag for athletic purposes, the system minimizing the shock, motion and vibration to the overhead securing structure, the system comprising: a mounting bracket having a mounting surface, the mounting surface having an aperture there through, said aperture having prescribed there about, a circumferential side wall on both an upper surface and lower surface of said mounting surface, said circumferential side wall defining an annular surface about said aperture, said mounting bracket having a plurality of slotted apertures for the receipt of securing means to fasten said mounting bracket to an overlying support surface, said circumferential sidewalls on said mounting surface maintain upper and lower doughnut-shaped dampening bushings positioned about said aperture on said upper and lower surface of said mounting surface said doughnut-shaped dampening bushings maintained and compressed by a threaded support member extending there through having a plurality of washers and a securing nut for compression of said doughnut-shaped dampening bushings and support of said heavy bag, said threaded support member securing and supporting an inline serial dampener.