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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas E Daily, Herrin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2481883 ;
Abstract
The rear support legs of a washing machine is automatically adjusted to compensate for unevenness in a support surface and place the machine in a stable position of operation by an assembly including a stabilizer bar provided with channel portions at its opposite ends disposed within bracket housings. The rear legs are slidably received through the bracket housings and channel portions for vertical movement, with each leg being provided with outwardly extending pins engaged within upwardly converging slots of a corresponding channel portion to floatingly secure the stabilizer bar to the bracket housings.