Packing spacer for washing machines

• US 9,279,210 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: V.I.C. Viterie Italia Centrale S.R.L.
• Original Assignee: V.I.C. Viterie Italia Centrale S.R.L.
• Inventors: Perini, Carlo, De Angelis, Enrico
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K
• Application Number:
  US13/138,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20120031796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,493 Days
• Field of Search: 206/591, 206/592, 206/593, 206/594, 206/521
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 39/001 Arrangements for transporting, moving, or setting washing machines; Protective arrangements for use during transport transport in general B65

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packing spacer for washing machines, of the type having a monolithic structure obtained from one material, comprising a tubular cylindrical stem (1) with enlarged head (2), both crossed by an axial conduit for a fixing screw (V); said spacer (D) being provided, on the cylindrical stem (1), with a section (4, 40, 400) that collapses elastically when the spacer is subjected to axial compression.

Claims

1. A packing spacer for washing machines, of the type having a monolithic structure comprising one material, comprising a tubular cylindrical stem (1) with enlarged head (2), both crossed by an axial conduit for a fixing screw (V), spacer (D) provided on the cylindrical stem (1), with a section (4, 40, 400) that collapses elastically when the spacer is subjected to axial compression, wherein the elastically collapsible section (4) is provided with a large transversal through window (4a) with polygonal section, which contains a support peg (4b), facing the enlarged head (2), that extends for approximately half of the length of the window (4a), which is designed to stop against the opposite internal edge (4c) of the latter when the collapsible section (40) reaches maximum compression.

2. Packing spacer for washing machines, of the type having a monolithic structure comprising one material, comprising a tubular cylindrical stem (1) with enlarged head (2), both crossed by an axial conduit for a fixing screw (V), spacer (D) provided on the cylindrical stem (1), with a section (4, 40, 400) that collapses elastically when the spacer is subjected to axial compression, wherein the elastically collapsible section (4) is provided with a transversal through window (4a) with polygonal section, which contains a support peg (4b), facing the enlarged head (2), that extends for approximately half of the length of the window (4a), which is designed to stop against the opposite internal edge (4c) of the latter when the collapsible section (40) reaches maximum compression.

3. A packing spacer for washing machines, wherein the packing spacer is a monolithic structure of one material, the packing spacer comprising;

a tubular cylindrical stem with an enlarged head on an end of the packing spacer, the enlarged head crossed by an axial conduit, wherein the axial conduct is configured to fix a screw;

wherein the tubular cylindrical stem comprises a section configured to elastically collapse when the packing spacer is subjected to axial compression;

wherein the section comprises;

a transversal through window with a polygonal section comprising a support peg facing the enlarged head, wherein the support peg extends for approximately half of a length of the transversal through window; and

wherein the support peg is configured to stop against an internal edge of the transversal through window when the section reaches maximum compression.