Adjustable appliance support

Claim 2

An adjustable support system for an appliance having an access into a lower compartment, the combination comprising: a base structure for supporting said appliance and including one portion adjacent said access; leg means depending from said base structure adjacent said one portion for engaging a supporting surface; adjustable means spaced from said leg means and including a member supported by and depending from said base structure for engagement with said supporting surface; and means accessible from said access including an elongated member supported by said base structure at and extending from a location adjacent said access to said adjustable means and having a threaded connection with said depending member and rotatably movable relative to said base structure for remotely operating said adjustable means to vary the position of said depending member relative to said base structure to effect a change in the posture of said appliance.

Claim 3

An adjustable support system for an appliance as defined in claim 1 wherein said leg means includes a pair of spaced-apart legs adjacent the front of said appliance and wherein said adjustable means is spaced rearwardly from a position between said pair of legs to provide a three-point support for said appliance.

Claim 4

An adjustable support system for an appliance as defined in claim 2 wherein said pair of legs are threaded into said base structure fOr individual adjustment relative thereto and wherein said last-named operating means is cooperable with said adjustable means for operation as a bell-crank mechanism to extend and retract said depending member and thereby effect said change in posture of said appliance.

Claim 5

An adjustable support system for an appliance, the combination comprising: a base structure for supporting said appliance and including one portion adjacent the front of said appliance; leg means depending from said base structure adjacent said front portion for engaging a supporting surface; adjustable means spaced rearwardly from said leg means and including a member pivotally supported by and depending from said base structure for engagement with said supporting surface; and operating means accessible at the front of said appliance and including an elongated member supported by said base structure at a location adjacent the front of said appliance and extending rearwardly to said adjustable means and having a threaded connection with said depending member for moving said depending member relative to said base structure to effect a change in posture of said appliance.

Claim 6

An adjustable support system for an appliance, the combination comprising: a base structure for supporting said appliance and including one portion adjacent the front of said appliance; leg means depending from said base structure adjacent said front portion for engaging a supporting surface; adjustable means spaced rearwardly from said leg means and including a member pivotally supported by and depending from said base structure for engagement with said supporting surface; and operating means accessible at the front of said appliance and including an elongated member supported by said base structure at a location adjacent the front of said appliance and extending rearwardly to said adjustable means and having a threaded connection with said depending member for moving said depending member relative to said base structure to effect a change in posture of said appliance.

Claim 7

An adjustable support system for an appliance, the combination comprising: a base structure for supporting said appliance and including one portion adjacent the front of said appliance; a pair of leg members depending from said base structure adjacent said front portion for engaging a supporting surface; a shoe member pivotally mounted on a pivot pin supported by said base structure at a position spaced rearwardly from said leg members and depending from said base structure for engagement with said supporting surface; and operating means including elongated bolt means extending rearwardly from the front of said appliance to a threaded connection with said shoe member and operable for selectively pivoting said pivotally mounted shoe member relative to said base structure responsive to turning of said bolt means to effect a change in elevation of the rear of said appliance.

Claim 8

An adjustable support system for an appliance, the combination comprising: a base structure for supporting said appliance and including one portion adjacent the front of said appliance; a pair of leg members depending from said base structure adjacent said front portion for engaging a supporting surface; a shoe member pivotally mounted on a pivot pin supported by said base structure at a position spaced rearwardly from said leg members and depending from said base structure for engagement with said supporting surface; and operating means including elongated bolt means extending rearwardly from the front of said appliance to a threaded connection with said shoe member and operable for selectively pivoting said pivotally mounted shoe member relative to said base structure responsive to turning of said bolt means to effect a change in elevation of the rear of said appliance.

Claim 9

An adjustable support system for an appliance as defined in claim 6 wherein said elongated bolt means has a threaded connection with said pivotally mounted shoe member at a location spaced from said pivot pin for operating said pivotally mounted shoe member as a bell crank to raise and lower the rear of said appliance.

Claim 10

An adjustable support system for an appliance, the combination comprising: a base structure for supporting said appliance and including one portion adjacent the front of said appliance; a pair of spaced apart leg members depending from said base structure adjacent the front portion thereof for engaging a supporting surface and having a threaded connection with said base structure for adjustment relative thereto; a shoe member spaced rearwardly from said leg members and including a foot portion depending from said base structure for engagement with said supporting surface to provide a three-point support for said appliance; a pivot pin supported by said base structure for pivotally mounting said shoe member on said base structure; and elongated bolt means extending rearwardly from the front portion of said appliance and having a threaded connection with said shoe member at a position spaced from said pivot pin to maintain said shoe member in a selected position and to form a bell-crank connection to said shoe member, said elongated means being operable at said front portion for pivoting said shoe member relative to said base structure to effect generally vertical movement of said foot portion relative to said base structure for changing the elevation of the rear of said appliance.

Claim 11

An adjustable support system for an appliance, the combination comprising: a base structure for supporting said appliance and including one portion adjacent the front of said appliance; a pair of spaced apart leg members depending from said base structure adjacent the front portion thereof for engaging a supporting surface and having a threaded connection with said base structure for adjustment relative thereto; a shoe member spaced rearwardly from said leg members and including a foot portion depending from said base structure for engagement with said supporting surface to provide a three-point support for said appliance; a pivot pin supported by said base structure for pivotally mounting said shoe member on said base structure; and elongated bolt means extending rearwardly from the front portion of said appliance and having a threaded connection with said shoe member at a position spaced from said pivot pin to maintain said shoe member in a selected position and to form a bell-crank connection to said shoe member, said elongated means being operable at said front portion for pivoting said shoe member relative to said base structure to effect generally vertical movement of said foot portion relative to said base structure for changing the elevation of the rear of said appliance.

Claim 12

An adjustable support system for an appliance as defined in claim 7 wherein said shoe member is disposed between the sides of said appliance and generally below the center of gravity of the rear of said appliance.