Patent ID: 8167283

Claim:
A mount assembly for use with a vehicle having a frame and a vehicle body, said mount assembly comprising: a support structure defining an inverted cup having a bottom with an aperture and a cylindrical skirt on a central axis (L) for extending below the frame, a lower insulator made of a urethane elastomer formed into an inverted cup and positioned within said cylindrical skirt and said bottom of said support structure about said axis (L) with said lower insulator defining an exterior surface and said inverted cup of said lower insulator defining an interior surface with said exterior surface of said lower insulator in continuous abutting engagement with said bottom and at least a portion of said skirt without extending through said aperture of said support structure, a plate having an aperture and formed in a cup-shape on said axis (L) to nestle said lower insulator within said inverted cup of said support structure with said plate having a first surface below said bottom and in continuous direct abutting engagement with said interior surface of said lower insulator to sandwich a first portion of said lower insulator between said first surface and said bottom with said first portion of said lower insulator extending from said interior surface directly abutting said first surface to said exterior surface directly abutting said bottom to define a first continuous thickness extending parallel to said axis (L) between said first surface of said plate and said bottom of said support structure, and said plate having a second surface extending at an angle from said first surface and in continuous direct abutting engagement with said interior surface of said lower insulator to sandwich a second portion of said lower insulator between said second surface and said cylindrical skirt with said second portion of said lower insulator extending from said interior surface directly abutting said second surface to said exterior surface directly abutting said cylindrical skirt to define a second continuous thickness extending radially from said axis (L) between said second surface of said plate and said skirt of said support structure whereby said lower insulator continuously interacts with said bottom and said cylindrical skirt of said support structure and said plate to isolate both vertical and lateral forces about said axis (L), and a fastener directly abutting said plate and extending through said apertures of both said plate and said support structure for connecting said plate to the vehicle body.