Mounting system for low profile water distiller

• US 5,249,763 A
• Filed: 09/16/1992
• Issued: 10/05/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Emerson Electric Company
• Original Assignee: Emerson Electric Company
• Inventors: McCormick, William R., Weber, Thomas J., Garrison, Dale L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Application Number:
  US07/945,517
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 248/242, 248/244, 248/27.1, 248/201, 248/220.1, 108/108, 108/106, 202/185.3
• US Class Current: 248/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 77/18 by special arrangements for accommodating removable containers
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 45/02 for fastening kitchen utensils to tables, walls, or the like

Abstract

An adjustable mounting system for mounting an article such as a low profile water distiller in kitchen cabinets or similar spaces of widely varying dimensions. The system includes support arms received in telescoping relationship in channels located on the article, which are affixed at their ends, that may be angled downwardly, to a horizontal cross member that is mountable on a rear mounting bracket. The mounting bracket has a plurality of vertically displaced notches for receiving and supporting the horizontal member. Alternatively, the bracket may be provided with an indentation at the top of each flange of the bracket. In this embodiment vertical adjustment is by means of holes in the arms at different vertical displacements. The distiller is provided with a horizontal channel adapted to telescopingly receive the arms. A forward bracket is provided to adjustably support the forward end. The forward bracket preferably includes two L-shaped bracket arms connected to the forward sidewalls of the supported article which bracket arms have ends telescopingly receiving a cross member that supports the front of the article. The cross member is provided with upwardly extending pins that are received in apertures in the bottom surface of the article.

Claims

1. An adjustable mounting system for mounting an article in a space comprising front and rear walls comprising:

a support arm received in telescoping relationship in a channel located on said article and having a horizontal member affixed to the distal end thereof,

said article comprising forward and rear ends and a horizontal channel oriented in a front to rear direction adapted to telescopingly receive said arm,

a rear mounting bracket having means for receiving and supporting said horizontal member, said bracket and said means being provided with means to adjust the vertical displacement of said support arm,

a forward bracket adapted to adjustably support the forward end of said article on the forward wall of said space, said forward wall having an opening for access to the front of said article.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein a support arm is affixed to each end of said horizontal member, each of said support arms being telescopingly received in channels located on opposite sides of the article.

3. A system according to claim 2 wherein the horizontal member is affixed to a downwardly angled rear portion of said support arms and connects the rearward ends of said angled portions.

4. A system according to claim 3 wherein said angled portions of said support arms are provided with means to selectively support said horizontal member in any one of a plurality of vertical displacements.

5. A system according to claim 1 wherein said forward bracket comprises two L-shaped bracket arms connected to the forward sidewalls of said article, said bracket arms having ends telescopingly receiving a cross member that supports the bottom of the front of said article.

6. A system according to claim 5 wherein said cross member is provided with upwardly extending pins that are received in apertures in the bottom surface of said articles.

7. A system according to claim 1 where said rear mounting bracket comprises a U-shaped member extending forwardly from the rear wall, the sides of said U-shaped members being vertically oriented and comprising a plurality of slots at positioned at different vertical displacements, each of said slots comprising a plurality of notches along the bottom of said slot to support and retain said horizontal member.

8. A system according to claim 1 wherein said article is a low profile, horizontally disposed water distiller and said space comprises part of a kitchen cabinet.

9. An adjustable mounting system for mounting a low profile water distillation unit in a kitchen cabinet comprising:

a support arm received in telescoping relationship in a channel located on each side of the distillation unit,

a horizontal cross member affixed to the distal ends of said arms,

a rear mounting bracket having a plurality of vertically displaced slots for receiving and supporting said horizontal cross member,

said distillation unit comprising a horizontal channel oriented in a front to rear direction adapted to telescopingly receive said arms,

a forward bracket adapted to adjustably support the forward end of said article on the forward wall of said cabinet.

10. A system according to claim 9 wherein said forward bracket comprises two L-shaped bracket arms connected to the forward sidewalls of said article, said bracket arms having ends telescopingly receiving a cross member that supports the bottom of the front of said article, wherein said cross member is provided with upwardly extending pins that are received in apertures in the bottom surface of said distillation units.

11. An adjustable mounting system for mounting an article in a space comprising front and rear walls comprising:

a support arm received in telescoping relationship in a channel located on said article and having a horizontal member affixed to the distal end thereof, said support arm being provided with means to support said horizontal arm selectively in any one of a plurality of vertical displacements on said arm,

a rear mounting bracket having means for receiving and supporting said horizontal member,

said article comprising forward and rear ends and a horizontal channel oriented in a front to rear direction adapted to telescopingly receive said arm,

a forward bracket adapted to adjustably support the forward end of said article on the forward wall of said space, said forward wall having an opening for access to the front of said article.