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US 2013/0156497 A1Published application
Household appliance with adjustable pedestal
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorsGerhard Haider, Alessandro Parmeggiani
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AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorsGerhard Haider, Alessandro Parmeggiani
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The present invention relates to a household appliance with at least one pedestal comprising a threaded rod which can be screwed into a corresponding threaded hole in a base of the household appliance in a longitudinal direction in order to reach a desired effective height of the pedestal. According to the invention a snap nut made of a resilient material is provided having a threaded bore with a diameter and a thread fitting to the threaded rod so that the snap nut can be screwed along the longitudinal extension of the threaded rod, the snap nut further comprising a slot having a width that is less than the diameter of the bore and which defines a lateral opening of the bore wherein the width of the slot and the resiliency of the material allows the snap nut to be snapped from the side onto the threaded rod.
Household appliance (10) with at least one pedestal (20) comprising a threaded rod (30) which can be screwed into a corresponding threaded hole (42) in a base (40) of the household appliance in a longitudinal direction (A) in order to reach a desired effective height of the pedestal, characterized in that a snap nut (50) made of a resilient material is provided having a threaded bore (60) with a diameter and a thread fitting to the threaded rod (30) so that the snap nut (50) can be screwed along the longitudinal extension of the threaded rod (30), the snap nut (50) further comprising a slot (70) having a width (B) that is less than the diameter of the bore (60) and which defines a lateral opening of the bore wherein the width of the slot (70) and the resiliency of the material allows the snap nut (50) to be snapped from the side onto the threaded rod (30).
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