Insulated mounting for platform and cab

Claim 2

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis comprising, a vehicle chassis mounted unsprung On a plurality of wheels, said chassis including a power transmission housing, means defining a plurality of horizontal planar support surfaces on said housing, a platform, having a seat fastened thereto defining an operator station, a plurality of fastening means integrally fastened to said housing at said planar support surfaces and defining a platform holding surface in spaced relation to said planar surfaces with said platform positioned between said surfaces, resilient means compressively positioned between said holding surface of said fastening means and said planar surfaces of said housing to resiliently support said platform on said chassis.

Claim 3

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 including a cab mounted integral with said platform.

Claim 4

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fastening means includes a plurality of bolts.

Claim 5

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fastening means includes a plurality of bolts, a washer and a metallic spacer on each of said bolts, resilient means for engaging said washer and said planar surface and compressively engaging the upper and lower surface of said platform to thereby provide resilient supporting means for said platform.

Claim 6

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said chassis includes said housing and defines mounting surfaces, a resilient pad on each of said mounting surfaces for supporting the weight of said platform surfaces.

Claim 7

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fastening means includes a plurality of bolts, a metal bushing with each bolt received within said resilient means, a portion of said resilient means extending over and under said platform for compressively positioning said platform on resilient means relative to said bolt and said chassis.

Claim 8

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 including means defining an operator''s station on said platform, a seat connected integrally with said platform, a gasoline tank mounted on said platform.

Claim 9

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 including means defining a plurality of holes in said platform, each of said fastening means including a bolt extending through one of said holes, a washer embracing said bolt, a resilient cylindrical bushing having a circumferential groove received on said bolt for resiliently supporting said platform when said bolt is supported in said chassis.

Claim 10

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said platform defines a plurality of holes, each of said fastening means includes a washer, a bolt received in said washer and extending through one of said holes in said platfrom, a metallic sleeve embracing said bolt and engaging said washer in said chassis providing a predetermined spaced relationship between said washer and said chassis, a resilient cyclindrical bushing having a circumferential groove received on said sleeve with said groove receiving the portion of said platform surrounding one of said holes to thereby resiliently support said platform.

Claim 11

A vehicle having a resiliently mounted platform on a chassis as set forth in claim 1 wherein said platform defines a plurality of holes, each of said fastening means includes a bolt extending through one of said holes in said platform for fastening to said chassis, a metallic sleeve received on said bolt, a washer on said bolt engaging one end of said sleeve, a resilient bushing defining a head for engaging said chassis and snuggly engaging said metallic sleeve and extending through said one of said holes of said platform, a resilient washer engaging the end of said resilient bushing and resiliently engaging the top of said platform while the head of said bushing eNgages the bottom of said platform to thereby resiliently support the chassis on said platform.