Patent ID: 8202063

Claim:
A pressure washer, comprising: a frame comprising tubular members; a motor having a shaft; a pump configured to be powered by the shaft; and a base plate fastened to the tubular members and formed from an integral sheet of solid material, wherein the base plate comprises: a first set of fastener holes; a second set of fastener holes; and a separator protrusion extending between the first and second sets of fastener holes, wherein the separator protrusion tapers such that the second set of fastener holes is interior to the first set of fastener holes on the base plate; wherein the motor is coupled to a first side of the base plate via the first set of fastener holes and the pump is independently coupled to a second side of the base plate opposite to the first side via the second set of fastener holes, and wherein the shaft extends through the separator protrusion into the pump to power the pump; and wherein the base plate is configured to allow the motor to be unfastened and removed without unfastening the pump from the base plate.