Garbage disposal tool

• US 8,931,153 B1
• Filed: 05/11/2012
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kevin Kimminau
• Original Assignee: Kevin Kimminau
• Inventors: Kimminau, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee D
• Application Number:
  US13/470,256
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• Field of Search: 292/55, 292/56, 292/70, 292/78, 292/61, 292/67, 269/3, 269/6, 269/95
• US Class Current: 29/256
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 13/48 for special purposes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53843 Tube, sleeve, or ferrule inserting or removing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53848 having screw operator

Abstract

The present invention will provide sturdy, adjustable support for installing a garbage disposal onto a kitchen sink. Furthermore, the present invention allows the disposal to be installed without the assistance of a second party. This is accomplished by uniquely clamping the garbage disposal to the underside of the sink, enabling the user to secure the device without the need to support it themselves.

Claims

1. A garbage disposal tool comprising:

a sink plug adapted to fit securely within a standard sink drain, said sink plug having a shaft aperture and a locking mechanism;

a elongated shaft having a proximal and distal end, said elongated shaft adapted to adjustably attach to said sink plug within said shaft aperture, said elongated shaft having a push rod aperture;

a push rod having a proximal and distal end, said push rod adapted to adjustably attach to said elongated shaft within said push rod aperture;

a handle fixedly attached to said proximal end of said push rod;

a stock fixedly attached to said distal end of said push rod; and

a pair of legs pivotally attached to said distal end of said elongated shaft, said pair of legs positioned adjacent to said stock such that a downward force applied by said stock will open said legs;

wherein a garbage disposal can be installed by securing said sink plug within said sink drain, inserting said elongated shaft within said sink plug, inserting said legs into said garbage disposal, adjusting said handle such that said push rod will apply force to said stock and open said legs within said garbage disposal, and adjusting said elongated shaft within said sink plug such that said garbage disposal is raised beneath said sink drain.

2. The garbage disposal tool of claim 1, wherein said sink plug further comprises an O-Ring adapted to fit securely between said sink plug and said sink drain.

3. The garbage disposal tool of claim 1, wherein said proximal end of said push rod and elongated shaft are threaded and said push rod is adjustable by turning said push rod about said threads of said elongated shaft.

4. The garbage disposal tool of claim 1, wherein said elongated shaft further comprises a plurality of downward-facing teeth, and wherein said locking mechanism is adapted to permit upward movement and prevent downward movement without releasing said locking mechanism.

5. The garbage disposal tool of claim 4, wherein said locking mechanism comprises a spring and pivots about a lock pin.

6. A garbage disposal tool comprising:

a sink plug adapted to fit securely within a standard sink drain, said sink plug having a shaft aperture and a locking mechanism;

a elongated shaft having a proximal and distal end, said elongated shaft adapted to adjustably attach to said sink plug within said shaft aperture, said elongated shaft having a push rod aperture;

a push rod having a proximal and distal end, said push rod adapted to adjustably attach to said elongated shaft within said push rod aperture;

a handle fixedly attached to said proximal end of said push rod; and

a pair of legs pivotally attached to said distal end of said elongated shaft, said pair of legs positioned adjacent to said push rod such that a downward force applied by said push rod will open said legs;

wherein a garbage disposal can be installed by securing said sink plug within said sink drain, inserting said elongated shaft within said sink plug, inserting said legs into said garbage disposal, adjusting said handle such that said push rod will open said legs within said garbage disposal, and adjusting said elongated shaft within said sink plug such that said garbage disposal is raised beneath said sink drain.