Method and Apparatus for Facilitating the Installation of a Garbage Disposal Unit
AssigneesJohn Martin, Steven Dines
InventorsSteven Dines, John Martin
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for assisting with the installation or removal of a garbage disposal unit. The apparatus comprises a rod, a mechanism coupled to the rod, a plate which is moveably coupled to the rod, and multiple wedges. The wedges are pivotally coupled to the plate. Upon engaging the mechanism, the wedges move from a contracted first position to an expanded second position. When the wedges are in the expanded second position, the wedges are capable of engaging with the inside side walls of a garbage disposal unit to transfer a weight of the garbage disposal unit onto the mechanism and the rod.
Claims19
An apparatus for assisting with installation or removal of a garbage disposal unit, the apparatus comprising:
- a rod;
- a mechanism coupled to the rod;
- a plate, the plate moveably coupled to the rod;
- multiple wedges, the wedges pivotally coupled to the plate;
- wherein when the mechanism is engaged, the wedges move from a contracted first position to an expanded second position;
- and
- wherein when the wedges are in the expanded second position, the wedges are capable of engaging with inside side walls of a garbage disposal unit to transfer a weight of the garbage disposal unit onto the mechanism and the rod.
A method for assisting with the installation or removal of a garbage disposal unit, the method comprising:
- inserting an apparatus in a contracted first position through a drain flange in a sink, the apparatus including a rod, a retaining block, a collar, a plate, multiple wedges and a mechanism;
- securing the retaining block onto the rod by means of the collar;
- engaging the mechanism, the mechanism being coupled to the rod;
- moving the wedges from the contracted first position to an expanded second position, the wedges pivotally being coupled to the plate;
- engaging the wedges with inside side walls of the garbage disposal unit;
- and
- holding the wedges in the expanded second position by means of the plate, the plate moveably coupled to the rod;
- wherein a weight of the garbage disposal unit is transferred onto the mechanism and the rod when the wedges are in the expanded second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.