Mounting arrangement for over-the-range cooking appliance
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsDaniel J. Trice, Brian M. Langness
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Abstract
A mounting bracket for an appliance, such as an over-the-range cooking appliance, for mounting to an underside of a structure. The bracket may be configured to be secured to the wall near the structure and configured to support the appliance. The bracket may include one or more pivoting mechanisms.
Claims25
An over-the-range cooking appliance configured for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, the over-the-range cooking appliance comprising:
- a housing including a cooking cavity configured to receive food;
- and
- a bracket configured to support the housing, wherein the bracket includes a body and a threaded member threadably coupled to the body, wherein rotation of the threaded member relative to the body is configured to pivot the bracket and/or housing upwardly towards the underside of the wall cabinet.
A mounting bracket for an over-the-range cooking appliance comprising:
- a body having a fastener mechanism and a pivoting mechanism, wherein the fastener mechanism is adjacent a top end of the body and the pivoting mechanism is adjacent a bottom end of the body;
- and
- wherein the pivoting mechanism includes a threaded aperture within the body and a threaded member rotatably engaging the threaded aperture between a stowed position and a deployed position different from the stowed position, wherein the body of the bracket is in a first pivot position about the fastener mechanism when in the stowed position and a second pivot position about the fastener mechanism different from the first pivot position.
A method of pivoting a mounting bracket for an over-the-range cooking appliance comprising the steps of:
- providing a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to support the over-the-range cooking appliance;
- fastening the mounting bracket to a wall disposed proximate to an underside of a wall cabinet;
- rotating a threaded member of the mounting bracket;
- and
- pivoting the mounting bracket upwardly to narrow a gap between the mounting bracket and the underside of the wall cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.