Appliance support

Claim 2

In an appliance having a housing defining a bottom portion including a front, a rearmost, and an intermediate portion, and an operating mechanism having a portion projecting downwardly from said housing bottom intermediate portion to define a bottom portion of the mechanism, improved means for adjustably supporting the appliance for facilitated rearward movement of the appliance with the front being raised, said means comprising: downwardly extending vertically adjustable levelers mounted one each to opposite sides of said housing bottom front portion; a pair of rollers mounted one each to opposite sides of said housing substantially forwardly of said housing rearmost portion more closely to the center vertical plane of the appliance than to said rearmost portion to be disposed laterally rearwardly and adjacent the downwardly projecting portion of the operating mechanism whereby said front portion of the housing may be readily lifted to permit rolling movement of the housing on said rollers free of engagement of said mechanism bottom portion with the surface on which the housing is being moved, said appliance defining a center of gravity acting downwardly a short distance forwardly of said rollers; and a pair of side supports disposed one each at opposite sides of the housing, each of said side supports defining a front mounting portion and a rearward mounting portion, said levelers being mounted one each to the front mounting portions of the side supports, and said rollers being mounted one each to the rearward mounting portions of the side supports, said rearward support portion defining a plurality of mounting holes for selectively mounting the roller in different positions thereon.

Claim 3

In an appliance having a housing defining a bottom portion including a front, a rearmost, and an intermediate portion, and an operating mechanism having a portion projecting downwardly from said housing bottom intermediate portion to define a bottom portion of the mechanism, improved means for adjustably supporting the appliance for facilitated rearward movement of the appliance with the front being raised, said means comprising: downwardly extending vertically adjustable levelers mounted one each to opposite sides of said housing bottom front portion; and a pair of rollers mounted one each to opposite sides of said housing substantially forwardly of said housing rearmost portion more closely to the center vertical plane of the appliance than to said rearmost portion to be disposed laterally rearwardly and adjacent the downwardly projecting portion of the operating mechanism whereby said front portion of the housing may be readily lifted to permit rolling movement of the housing on said rollers free of engagement of said mechanism bottom portion with the surface on which the housing is being moved, said appliance defining a center of gravity acting downwardly a short distance forwardly of said rollers, said housing comprising wall means defining a front opening cavity, and said rollers being mounted to a pair of support legs disposed one each on said wall means at opposite sides of said cavity, said legs defining a rearward portion, said rollers comprising independently adjustable rollers mounted one each to said rear portion of said legs, said support legs defining a plurality of openings and said rollers being provided with axles selectively received in any one of said openings for effecting independent adjustment of the rollers on the support legs.

Claim 4

In an appliance having a housing defining a bottom portion including a front, a rearmost, and an intermediate portion, and an operating mechanism having a portion projecting downwardly from said housing bottom intermediate portion to define a bottom portion of the mechanism, improved means for adjustably supporting the appliance for facilitated rearward movement of the appliance with the front being raised, said means comprising: downwardly extending vertically adjustable levelers mounted one each to opposite sides of said housing bottom front portion; and a pair of rollers mounted one each to opposite sides of said housing substantially forwardly of said housing rearmost portion more closely to the center vertical plane of the appliance than to said rearmost portion to be disposed laterally rearwardly and adjacent the downwardly projecting portion of the operating mechanism whereby said front portion of the housing may be readily lifted to permit rolling movement of the housing on said rollers free of engagement of said mechanism bottom portion with the surface on which the housing is being moved, said appliance defining a center of gravity acting downwardly a short distance forwardly of said rollers, said housing comprising wall means defining a front opening cavity, and said rollers being mounted to a pair of support legs disposed one each on said wall means at opposite sides of said cavity, said legs defining a rearward portion, said rollers comprising independently adjustable rollers mounted one each to said rear portion of said legs, said support legs defining a plurality of openings and said rollers being provided with axles selectively received in any one of said openings for effecting independent adjustment of the rollers on the support legs.