Patent ID: 7195094

Claim:
An engine mounting assembly, comprising: an engine block including an engine bottom surface having an engine bottom fastening element and an engine side surface having an engine side fastening element, said engine bottom surface being transverse to said engine side surface; an engine mounting structure including a mount upper surface having a mount upper fastening element and a mount side surface having a mount side fastening element, said engine bottom fastening element being fastened to said mount upper fastening element, said mount upper surface being transverse to said mount side surface; a connecting member coupled between said engine block and said engine mounting structure, said connecting member having a first connecting member fastening element and a second connecting member fastening element, said first connecting member fastening element being fastened to said engine side fastening element and said second connecting member fastening element being fastened to said mount side fastening element, wherein said engine side fastening element includes two block openings, said first connecting member fastening element includes two block connector apertures, and each of said two block openings are fastened to a respective one of said two block connector apertures by a block fastener, said mount side fastening element includes two mount openings, said second connecting member fastening element includes two mount connector apertures, and each of said two mount openings are fastened to a respective one of said two mount connector apertures by a mount fastener, and wherein each of said two mount connector apertures are slots.