Resilient motor mounting

Claim 1

A MOTOR MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING A ROTATABLE SHAFT DISPOSED IN A NONHORIZONTAL POSITION, A SUPPORT MEMBER, A FRICTIONAL DRIVING CONNECTION INCLUDING A PULLEY ATTACHED TO AND DRIVEN BY SAID SHAFT AND A CONTINUOUS BELT DRIVEN BY SAID PULLEY, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID MOTOR TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND FOR ISOLATING MOTOR VIBRATIONS FROM SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE VIBRATION ISOLATING BLOCK HAVING A RESILIENT BODY AND A RIGID SECTION ATTACHED TOGETHER WITH SAID SECTION BEING SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID MOTOR AND SAID RESILIENT BODY TOGETHER AT A LOCATION IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID SECTION, THE SECUREMENT BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND RIGID SECTION OF ONE OF THE VIBRATION ISOLATING BLOCKS BEING DISPOSED VERTICALLY BENEATH AND GENERALLY BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL RUNS OF SAID BELT, SAID ONE ISOLATING BLOCK SUPPORTING THE MOTOR SUCH THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTOR AND THE TENSION FORCE OF THE DRIVING CONNECTION RESPECTIVELY CREATE MOMENTS IN OPPOSED DIRECTIONS AROUND THE CENTROID OF SAID RESILIENT BODY THEREON, WHEREBY THE MAGNITUDES OF SHEAR STRESSES INTRODUCED IN SAID RESILIENT BODY OF SAID ONE BLOCK ARE EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLED AND THE TRANSMISSION OF MOTOR VIBRATION TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER DURING OPERATION OF SAID MOTOR IS REDUCED.