Supports – Resilient support – Suspended
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-23
2009-12-29
Wood, Kimberly T (Department: 3632)
Supports
Resilient support
Suspended
C248S613000, C248S059000, C248S060000, C180S309000, C181S208000, C267S293000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07637472
ABSTRACT:
A muffler hanger including: a rubber annular portion; a rubber arm constituting an elastic support portion for the muffler; an upper space and a lower space for permitting deformation of the rubber arm; a first mounting hole disposed in a center of the rubber arm in a vehicle left-right direction to extend in a vehicle front-back direction when installed on the vehicle, and attached in a mated condition to a support pin provided on one of a muffler side and a vehicle body side; and a pair of second mounting holes disposed at locations away to right and left sides from the first mounting hole to extend in the front-back direction, and attached in a mated condition to support pins on the other side. The first and second mounting holes are arranged to form a row in the left-right direction, with positional relationships such that when installed on the vehicle the holes overlaps one another as viewed in the left-right direction.
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.
Wood Kimberly T
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