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Shipping mount and suspension system for appliance

  • US 3,912,207 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1974
  • Issued: 10/14/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A combined suspension and hold-down element for an appliance having a suspended tub assembly and a base, and designed to stand on a supporting surface, said suspension and hold-down element comprising:

  • a suspension member having opposite first and second end portions and a free state and a fully compressed state, said suspension member connected between said suspended portion and said base of the appliance;

    rod means restrained relative to said first end portion and extending toward said second end portion of said suspension member;

    clip means associated with said second end portion of said suspension member for releasably gripping said rod means and responsive to relative rotation between said rod means and said clip means to release said rod means; and

    a foot member for supporting the appliance on a supporting surface, including means for selectively permitting the engagement of said rod means by said clip means and for selectively causing relative rotation between said rod means and said clip means, whereby the clip means is selectively caused to engage the rod means when the suspension member is forced to its compressed state, said suspension member being thereby locked in its compressed state until relative rotation occurs between said rod means and said clip means to release said rod means.

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