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US 2009/0166596 A1Published application
Disposer installation tool
OwnerValerie C. Noe, Raymond G. Mendez, JR.inventors
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Abstract
A tool is used to elevate and hold a garbage disposer against a sink fixture during removal and/or installation of a garbage disposer. The tool includes a flat base including a notch opening through a corner of a rectilinear base to allow an electric cord to pass around the tool. A flat load supporting platform includes a similar notch. A screw jack force applying mechanism allows the platform to be raised relative to the base. The tool works equally well with the base down or with the platform down so the user doesn't have to turn the tool over for it to work.
Claims8
A disposer installation tool comprising
- a base having a flat load bearing surface free of projections above the load bearing surface and having at least one notch communicating with a side of the base,
- a flat load supporting platform having a load bearing surface free of projections above the load bearing surface and having at least one notch communicating with a side of the platform, and
- a screw jack mechanism for moving the base and platform relative to each other including
- a tube extending perpendicular to the base and providing a free end having an abutment,
- a threaded rod connected to the load supporting platform adjacent a center thereof, and
- a nut, on the threaded rod, abutting the abutment of the tube so that rotation of the nut bears against the tube and moves the platform relative to the base,
- the installation tool being operative with the base being supported by an underlying surface and a load on the platform and with the platform being supported by an underlying surface and a load on the base.
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