Quick release automatic tensioning motor base and wear indicator

A quick-release automatic tensioning motor base for supporting a motor relative to a fixed structure, the motor driving a device to be driven via a drive belt, the quick-release automatic tensioning motor base comprising:

• first and second base brackets connectable to a fixed structure,
• a guide rail being fixedly coupled between the first and second base brackets;
• a platform assembly slidably coupled to the guide rail for movement along the guide rail relative to the first and second base brackets, the platform assembly being configured to support and retain the motor thereon;
• a spring assembly being selectively coupled to the first base bracket and fixedly coupled to the platform assembly for movement therewith, the spring assembly applying a biasing force to the platform assembly to automatically maintain a predetermined belt tension along the drive belt;
• and
• a quick-release assembly having a quick-release member selectively engageable between the spring assembly and the first base bracket, the quick-release assembly being positionable in a first position to couple the spring assembly to the first base bracket and a second position to release the spring assembly from the first base bracket,
• wherein the quick-release member is slidably coupled to the first base bracket to permit linear translation relative thereto.