Appliance repair tilt stand

• US 4,674,731 A
• Filed: 01/31/1986
• Issued: 06/23/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard J. Stellato
• Original Assignee: Richard J. Stellato
• Inventors: Stellato, Richard J.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/824,505
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 29/559, 269/79, 269/296, 269/901, 248/447, 248/457, 248/455, 248/456, 248/462, 248/133, 248/351, 248/166
• US Class Current: 269/79
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 11/00 Work holders not covered by any preceding group in the subclass, e.g. magnetic work holders, vacuum work holders for holding or positioning work for welding, soldering, or cutting by applying heat locally B23K37/04; specially adapted to machine tools B23Q3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 1/00 Work benches; Portable stands or supports for positioning portable tools or work to be operated on thereby
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/001 Arrangements for transporting, moving, or setting washing machines; Protective arrangements for use during transport transport in general B65
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 269/901 Collapsible or foldable work holder supporting structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49998 Work holding

Abstract

An appliance tilt stand for releasably supporting a washing machine or other appliance in a forwardly tilted, secure position during servicing, comprises a base configured to be disposed on a floor surface and slid underneath an appliance to a point determined by the abutment of a stop member on the base with the inside lower front frame of the appliance. The base also mounts, a spaced distance rearwardly of the stop member, an elongated, pivotal support arm mounting a hook arranged to engage and support the rear bottom frame of an appliance in a secure, elevated position above the base of the stand, the base supporting the front lower edge of the appliance when its rear end is being supported by the pivotal arm.

Claims

1. An appliance tilt stand for use in supporting an appliance to be serviced, the tilt stand comprising:

(a) an elongated base configured to be slid under an appliance to be serviced,

(b) an appliance stop member on the base disposed inwardly of one longitudinal end thereof, the stop member arranged to abut a front lower frame of an appliance positioned over the base.

(c) elongated support arm means pivotably connected at one of its ends to the base inwardly of the other longitudinal end thereof, and

(d) appliance frame engaging means on the support arm opposite its connection to said base, the engaging means configured to engage a rear lower frame of an appliance and arranged to support said rear bottom frame of the appliance securely in an elevated position above the base.

2. The appliance tilt stand of claim 1 including appliance engaging means on the base forwardly of said stop member arranged to engage the lower forward frame of an appliance for supporting the appliance against slippage on the base.

3. The appliance tilt stand of claim 1 wherein said appliance frame engaging means comprises an open ended hook configured to engage the rear lower frame of an appliance and to hold it securely in an elevated position above the base.

4. The appliance tilt stand of claim 3 wherein the base mounts a hook engaging lock means configured to releasably engage said hook when not in use to secure the support arm against the base for storage and transportation.

5. The appliance tilt stand of claim 1 wherein the appliance frame engaging means is mounted on the support arm for longitudinal movement thereon, and locking means interconnects the frame engaging means and the support arm to releasably secure the arm in a desired position of longitudinal adjustment relative to the other.