# US 2023/0067518 A1 · Microwave Installation Support > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0067518 A1 - Document ID: US20230067518A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/460,625 - Filed: 2021-08-30 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-30 - Inventors: Keene Fields - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230067518A1 ## CPC - H05B 6/6429: {Aspects relating to mounting assemblies of wall-mounted microwave ovens} - H05B 6/80: Apparatus for specific applications (stoves or ranges F24C7/02) - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A tool that enables a single person to install a microwave oven by securing it to a wall is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method that the microwave oven installer uses. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A tool for mounting a microwave oven to a wall, comprising: an outer member defining a longitudinal axis and a hollow interior region bounded by an internal surface; and an inner member defining a first end portion and an external surface that is slidably engageable with the internal surface of the outer member along the axis, wherein the outer member defines a second end portion spaced from the first end portion, wherein one of the first and second end portions is extendable and retractable along the axis relative to the other one of the first and second end portions when the inner member is axially disposed in the hollow interior region of the outer member, for enabling a user to adjust a length dimension of the tool to be approximately equal to a measured distance between an underside surface of the microwave oven and a supporting surface when the underside surface of the microwave oven is oriented approximately parallel to the supporting surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the inner and outer members are cylindrical. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein one of the inner and outer members includes a locking mechanism for spacing one of the first and second end portions at a predetermined distance value from the other of the first and second end portions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the inner member is cylindrical and defines a hollow interior, wherein the outer member is cylindrical, and wherein the hollow interior of the inner member contains a locking mechanism for spacing one of the first and second end portions from the other of the first and second end portions by a distance approximately equal to the measured distance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The tool of claim 4, wherein the cylindrical outer member defines a sidewall and a plurality of apertures axially spaced apart along the longitudinal axis, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a radially outwardly-extending spring-biased locking button aligned with one of the plurality of apertures, wherein the locking button is engageable with each one of the plurality of apertures, to cause the length dimension to be approximately equal to the measured distance. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The tool of claim 5, wherein the length dimension of the tool ranges from about 18 inches to about 21 inches. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The tool of claim 5, wherein the length dimension of the tool ranges from about 19 inches to about 20 inches. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The tool of claim 5, wherein the tool length dimension is about 19.5 inches. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The tool of claim 5, wherein the length dimension of the tool ranges from about 54 inches to about 60 inches. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The tool of claim 5, wherein the length dimension of the tool ranges from about 56 inches to about 58 inches. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The tool of claim 5, wherein the tool length dimension is about 57 inches. ### Claim 12 A tool for mounting a microwave oven to a wall, comprising: an outer cylindrical member defining a longitudinal axis and a hollow interior region bounded by an internal cylindrical surface; a first inner cylindrical member defining a first end portion and a first member external cylindrical surface that is slidably engageable with the internal cylindrical surface of the outer cylindrical member along the longitudinal axis; and a second inner cylindrical member defining a second end portion and a second member external cylindrical surface that is slidably engageable with the internal cylindrical surface of the outer cylindrical member along the axis, wherein at least one of the first and second end portions is extendable and retractable along the longitudinal axis relative to the other one of the first and second end portions when the first and second inner cylindrical members are axially disposed in the hollow interior region of the outer cylindrical member at opposite ends thereof, for enabling a user to adjust a length dimension of the tool to be approximately equal to a measured distance between an underside surface of the microwave oven and a supporting surface when the underside surface of the microwave oven is oriented approximately parallel to the supporting surface. ### Claim 13 A method for mounting a microwave oven to a wall, comprising: securing a mounting bracket to the wall, wherein the microwave oven includes an underside surface having a first edge portion to be located adjacent the wall and a second edge portion spaced from the first edge portion, and wherein the mounting bracket defines a lip portion for supporting the first edge portion above a supporting surface; using the lip portion of the mounting bracket to support the first edge portion while the second edge portion is oriented toward the supporting surface pivoting the microwave oven supported by the lip portion about an axis defined by the lip portion of the mounting bracket until the underside surface of the microwave oven is oriented approximately parallel to the supporting surface, adjusting an extendable and retractable support tool to a length substantially equal to a distance between the underside surface of the microwave oven and the supporting surface when the underside surface of the microwave oven is oriented approximately parallel to the supporting surface, and using the support tool to keep the underside surface of the microwave oven oriented approximately parallel to the supporting surface until an upper surface of the microwave oven is secured to a structural support closely spaced thereabove. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the wall is aligned with a planar surface oriented about 90 degrees relative to the supporting surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the supporting surface is an upper surface of a floor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the supporting surface is an upper surface of a countertop or an oven. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the countertop is a kitchen countertop and wherein the oven is a conventional oven. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the structural support is a kitchen cabinet. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the structural support is a kitchen cabinet. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the structural support is a kitchen cabinet.