| US 7,481,405 B2 | ||
| Methods and apparatus for supporting an appliance | ||
| Ronald Miles Johnson, Louisville, Ky. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/315,973. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0145229 A1, Jun. 28, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16M 11/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 248—188.3 [248/188.2; 16/32; 16/42 R] | 7 Claims |
| 1. An assembly for supporting a home appliance including a cabinet having a top panel, a bottom panel, side panels, a front
panel, and a back panel, said assembly comprising:
a support base comprising a front wall and an opposite rear wall;
a first slot and a second slot defined in each of said front wall and said rear wall such that said first slots are substantially
aligned and said second slots are substantially aligned;
a first roller assembly and a second roller assembly mounted on said support base, each of said first roller assembly and
said second roller assembly comprising a roller rotatable about an axle;
a rod extending between said first roller assembly and said second roller assembly;
a first linking pin extending between said first slots to couple said first roller assembly to said rod, said first roller
assembly rotatable with respect to said first linking pin; and
a second linking pin extending between said second slots to couple said second roller assembly to said rod, said second roller
assembly rotatable with respect to said second linking pin, said first linking pin slideable within said first slots and said
second linking pin slideable within said second slots to move said first roller assembly and said second roller assembly.
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