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Stud mounting system

  • US 7,255,318 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2001
  • Issued: 08/14/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for mounting a motor to a support, said method comprising:

  • providing a mounting system, the mounting system including a plurality of fasteners, the motor including a pair of endshields and a housing extending therebetween, the housing including a plurality of recessed openings, an outer surface, an inner surface, a housing body extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, and a plurality of raised projections, wherein each of the projections has a thickness that is equal to a thickness of the housing body;

    attaching the fasteners through the openings formed in the housing, such that the fasteners extend radially outwardly through the housing and a head of the fasteners is substantially co-planar with an un-recessed portion of the inner surface of the housing and such that the head of the fasteners remain positioned between rotating components of the motor and the housing outer surface, wherein attaching the fasteners further comprises inserting each of the fasteners through a respective one of the plurality of raised projections such that the fasteners extend radially outwardly from the housing; and

    attaching the motor to the support using the plurality of fasteners.

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