Patent ID: 7530588

Claim:
A mounting assembly for mounting a vibration damper to a mounting surface in a vehicle, the mounting surface having a receiving opening and connecting means for connecting to said mounting assembly, wherein said mounting assembly comprises: a carrier element with a retainer having at least one tongue, the carrier element being fixedly connectable to the vibration damper; and a mounting cap comprising at least one surface connectable with a corresponding surface in the receiving opening in the vehicle for rotationally aligning the connecting means on the mounting surface of the vehicle with corresponding connecting means on mounting assembly, said mounting cap having a torque transmitting element for transmitting torque to the vibration damper when the vibration damper is connected to said carrier element and at least one axial support surface cooperating with the opposing mounting surface on the vehicle when the mounting cap is received in the receiving opening, said mounting cap having an opening arranged and dimensioned for receiving the at least one tongue of the carrier element so that the vibration damper is prevented from falling out of said mounting assembly when the vibration damper is connected to said carrier element.