Assembly for mounting a motor to an insulated wall

Claim 1

A motor mount assembly for attachment to a wall separating first and second zones and provided with a hole therethrough, which assembly comprises: (a) an elongate member having a first end insertable through the hole in the wall for disposition within the first zone; (b) attachment means carried by a second end of the elongate member for securing the member to the side of the wall facing the second zone; (c) an axial passageway extending longitudinally through the elongate member; (d) a motor mounted to the attachment means, the motor including first and second output shafts, the output shafts extending from opposite sides of the motor for rotation about a common axis of rotation; (e) a first bearing assembly disposed withint he axial passageway and secured to the elongate member adjacent the first end thereof for rotatably supporting the first output shaft; (f) a second bearing assembly carried by the attachment means for rotatably supporting the second output shaft; (g) the motor being disposed between the first and second bearing assemblies; and (h) the length of the elongate member being such that its first end terminates short of the end of the first output shaft for permitting attachment of a fan blade to the end of the first output shaft.