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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig H Becker, Fond-du-lac, WI (US);
Bradley B Hobday, Goldsboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
312228 ; 280 7911 ; 248678 ; 134201 ; 3122498 ;
Abstract
A base for a portable washer having a tub supported by a frame with legs. The base is composed of a structural foam and is movably supported by a plurality of casters having upward-projecting pintles. The base defines a plurality of vertical bores and a compartment for holding a mass of material to counterbalance a door that closes the tub. The base also has a pair of angular surfaces for supporting the legs of the frame. The pintles of the casters are securely disposed within the vertical bores of the base.