Shock and vibration absorbing suspension for vehicle motors

Claim 1

FOR USE BETWEEN AN AUTOMOBILE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BY WHICH IT IS DRIVEN, A SUSPENSION DEVICE WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION, TWO RIGID ELEMENTS, ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING ANNULAR AND SURROUNDING THE OTHER, SAID ANNULAR RIGID ELEMENT BEING RIGIDLY ATTACHABLE TO SAID VEHICLE AND THE OTHER RIGID ELEMENT BEING RIGIDLY ATTACHABLE TO SAID ENGINE, SAID RIGID ELEMENTS HAVING, IN NORMAL POSITION, A COMMON HORIZONTAL AXIS DISPOSABLE PERPENDICULAR TO THE FORE-AND-AFT DIRECTION OF SAID VEHICLE AND EACH OF SAID RIGID ELEMENTS INCLUDING TWO FLAT FACES SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE SIDES OF A V, THE SAME FOR BOTH OF SAID ELEMENTS AND HAVING ITS PLANE OF SYMMETRY VERTICAL, RUBBER MEANS SECURED TO SAID RIGID ELEMENTS AND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE FLAT FACES THEREOF SO AS TO BE STRESSED BOTH IN COMPRESSION AND IN SHEARING, AND RUBBER MEANS CARRIED BY THE INNER RIGID ELEMENT AT A DISTANCE FROM THE TOP AND BOTTOM INNER FACES OF SAID ANNULAR RIGID ELEMENT FOR ABUTTING AGAINST SAID TOP AND BOTTOM INNER FACES AFTER GIVEN VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS OF SAID INNER RIGID ELEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID ANNULAR RIGID ELEMENT.