Supporting structure for waste disposal apparatus

Claim 1

MEANS FOR SUSPENDING A FOOD WASTE DISPOSER FROM A KITCHEN SINK OR THE LIKE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A CYLINDRICAL INLET STRUCTURE HAVING AT ONE END AN OUTWARDLY FLARING FLANGE ADAPTED TO OVERLIE SINK BOWL STRUCTURE SURROUNDING A DRAINAGE OPENING THEREIN; AN ANNULAR CLAMPING RING SURROUNDING SAID INLET STRUCTURE BELOW THE FLANGE PORTION THEREOF; A FIRST ANNULAR SUPPORT RING SURROUNDING SAID INLET STRUCTURE; MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID SUPPORT RING ON SAID INLET STRUCTURE; SCREW MEANS THREADEDLY ENGAGING SAID FIRST SUPPORT RING FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CLAMPING RING TO URGE THE LATTER WOUND SAID FLANGE; A SECOND ANNULAR SUPPORT RING DISPOSED ABOUT SAID INLET STRUCTURE BELOW SAID FIRST SUPPORT RING, AND SECOND RING HAVING A PLURALITY OF ANGULARLY SPACED APERTURES THEREIN; MEANS INCLUDING HANGER BOLTS CARRIED BY SAID FIRST SUPPORT RING AND PASSING THROUGH THE SAID APERTURES OF SAID SECOND RING; MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID HANGER BOLTS AND SAID SECOND SUPPORT RING WHEREBY SAID LATTER RING IS RESILIENTLY SUSPENDED FROM SAID FIRST SUPPORT RING; AND AN ANNULAR RESILIENT MEMBER INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SUPPORT RINGS AND ENGAGING WITH THE EXTERNAL WALL OF SAID INLET STRUCTURE, SAID RESILIENT MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID FOOD WASTE DISPOSER FOR THE SUPPORT THEREOF ON SAID SECOND SUPPORT RING.