Abstract A leveling foot assembly for a laundry appliance, such as a washer, including an internally threaded T-nut attached to each corner of the bottom of the housing and a T-nut support having a flat head portion welded on the inner surface of the panel on the opposite side but concentric with the head of the T-nut. The Tnut support has a cylindrical sleeve defining one portion which circumferentially engages the cylindrical stem of the T-nut extending through the panel, and a terminal portion having a circular opening of a diameter less than the outer diameter of the threaded footbolt received within the T-nut. Thus, the T-nut support, in addition to providing lateral support for the T-nut interferingly engages the threads of the footbolt and prevents its turning unless delibrately done so with a tool.
An adjustable leveling foot assembly for a laundry appliance having a housing including a bottom panel, said assembly comprising; a nut having a flanged head attached to said panel in facing engagement with the underside of said panel and an integral internally threaded stem extending upwardly through an appropriately sized aperture in said panel; a footbolt having a weight-bearing head and a threaded shank portion, said shank portion being threadably received within said stem for adjustable extension from said nut by turning said footbolt; sleeve means engaging the stem end of said nut adjacent said upper end, said sleeve having a flat flange area in engagement with said panel on the side opposite said flanged head of said nut, said flanged area extending along said panel a greater dimension than said head and said sleeve interferingly engaging the portion of said footbolt extending from said upper end of said nut to prevent vibrationally induced turning of said bolt.
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Dependent Claim
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An adjustable leveling foot assembly for a laundry appliance having a housing including a bottom panel, said assembly comprising; a nut having a flanged head attached to said panel in facing engagement with the underside of said panel and an integral internally threaded stem extending upwardly through an appropriately sized aperture in said panel; a footbolt having a weight-bearing head and a threaded shank portion, said shank portion being threadably received within said stem for adjustable extension from said nut by turning said footbolt; sleeve means engaging the stem end of said nut adjacent said upper end, said sleeve having a flat flange area in engagement with said panel on the side opposite said flanged head of said nut, said flanged area extending along said panel a greater dimension than said head and said sleeve interferingly engaging the portion of said footbolt extending from said upper end of said nut to prevent vibrationally induced turning of said bolt.