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Garbage disposal installation tool

  • US 10,639,773 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A garbage disposal installation tool for supporting a garbage disposal beneath a drain opening of a sink at an installation position, the garbage disposal installation tool comprising:

  • a hook configured to be selectively engaged with the garbage disposal such that the garbage disposal can hang from the hook when the hook is engaged with the garbage disposal; and

    an elongate suspender comprising a top end portion, a bottom end portion, and a suspender length extending from the top end portion to the bottom end portion, the bottom end portion of the suspender being connected to the hook, the suspender including a connector configured to connect the suspender to the sink and an elastic segment located along the suspender length between the bottom end portion and the connector, the elastic segment being configured to resiliently extend along the suspender length when a tension is imparted on the elastic segment, the elastic segment being configured to impart a biasing force that urges the bottom end portion of the suspender toward the connector when the elastic segment is extended;

    wherein the suspender is configured so that, when the connector is connected to the sink and the hook engages the garbage disposal at the installation position, the elastic segment is extended and the biasing force urges the garbage disposal toward a bottom portion of the sink; and

    wherein the suspender comprises a plurality of connectors spaced apart along the suspender length.

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