Vibration and noise isolation support and drive

Claim 1

IN AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION OF VIBRATION AND NOISE PRODUCING EXCITATION FORCES FROM A DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE TO ITS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; SAID DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE INCLUDING A ROTATABLE MEMBER HAVING A SHAFT, A STATIONARY MEMBER CARRYING A RESILIENT MACHINE MOUNT AT EACH OF ITS ENDS; A BASE FOR ATTACHING SAID MACHINE TO A SUPPORTING STUCTURE, SAID BASE BEING FORMED FROM SHEET MATERIAL AND HAVING A GENERALLY USHAPED CONFIGURATION INCLUDING OPPOSITE SPACED APART LEG SECTIONS AND A BIGHT SECTION JOINING SAID LEG SECTIONS TOGETHER AT ONE END, SAID BIGHT SECTION BEING FORMED WITH A RECESS MOUNTING ONE OF SAID RESILEING MOUNTS, THE FREE ENDS OF SAID LEG SECTIONS REMOTE FROM SAID BIGHT SECTIONS PROJECTING TOWARD EACH OTHER TO FORM A PAIR OF MOVABLE COOPERATING CLAMPING SECTIONS, SAID LEG SECTIONS BEING FLEXIBLE RELATIVE TO SAID BIGHT SECTION ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF SAID CLAMPING SECTIONS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF THE OTHER RESILIENT MOUNT THEREBETWEEN, AND MEANS SECURING THE CLAMPING SECTIONS FIRMLY TO SAID OTHER RESILIENT MOUNT WHEREBY SAID MACHINE IS FIRMLY SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE AND THE TRANSMISSION OF VIBRATION AND NOISE PRODUCING FORCES ORIGINATING IN SAID STATIONARY MEMBER IS CONTROLLED; AND A DRIVING CONNECTION UNIT CARRIED ON SAID SHAFT FOR TRANSFERRING POWER THERETHROUGH AND FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION OF VIBRATION AND NOISE PRODUCING FORCES OF SAID ROTATABLE MEMBER, SAID UNIT COMPRISING A PAIR OF AXIALLY SEPARATED DRIVING