Device for holding blower equipment in truck

A Device for Holding Blower Equipment in a Vehicle, comprising:

• a 12 inch by 12 inch baseplate having multiple mounting holes and configured to be mounted in a vehicle;
• two blower harness-side flange head posts or harness-side flange engaging ears attached to the baseplate and configured to engage a flange on the harness-side of a bottom plate of a blower;
• two engine-side flange recess or hole engaging pins attached to the baseplate and configured to engage with at least one recess or hole in the flange of the bottom plate of the blower;
• a retaining bar pivotally attached at one end to the baseplate by way of a hinge or pivot, and having a lock engaging feature at the other end, the retaining bar being configured to engage the flange on the engine-side of the bottom plate of the blower and to capture the flange between the retaining bar and the two engine-side flange recess or hole engaging pins and/or capture the flange between the retaining bar and the two blower harness-side flange head posts or harness-side flange engaging ears;
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• a lock device attached to the baseplate opposite the hinge or pivot, the lock engaging feature of the retaining bar and the lock device being configured to secure the retaining bar in place over the flange on the engine-side of the bottom plate of the blower.

A method of holding blower equipment, comprising the steps of:

• mounting a baseplate in a vehicle using at least one mounting feature;
• attaching at least one blower harness-side flange engaging device to the baseplate and configuring the at least one blower harness-side flange engaging device to engage a flange on the harness-side of a bottom plate of a blower;
• attaching at least one engine-side flange recess or hole engaging device to the baseplate and configuring the at least one engine-side flange recess or hole engaging device to engage with at least one recess or hole in the flange of the bottom plate of the blower;
• pivotally attaching an engine-side retaining device at one end to the baseplate and providing a lock engaging feature at the other end of the engine-side retaining device;
• configuring the engine-side retaining device to engage the flange on the engine-side of the bottom plate of the blower and to capture the flange between the retaining bar and the two engine-side flange recess or hole engaging pins and/or capture the flange between the retaining bar and the two blower harness-side flange head posts or harness-side flange engaging ears;
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• attaching a lock device to the baseplate opposite the hinge or pivot, and configuring the lock device to secure the retaining bar by way of its lock engaging feature in place over the flange on the engine-side of the bottom plate of the blower.