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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael J Maertens, Adrian, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417363 ; 417902 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a vertically upright hermetic compressor for mounting to a horizontal support surface. The compressor comprises a housing with a bottom end having an annular groove, a motor compressor unit operably disposed within the housing, and a mounting boot. The mounting boot is affixed to the housing's bottom end, having a resilient body member engaged with the groove to secure vertically the housing. An adhesive is used to bond the boot to the housing bottom, and adhesive can be used to secure the boot to a horizontal support surface of an appliance.