Leveling assembly

A leveling assembly for appliances or the like, said assembly comprising:

• a pair of brackets adapted to be secured to the appliance,
• each bracket having a leg member freely shiftable vertically relative thereto and engageable with a floor surface beneath the appliance;
• connecting means extending from one bracket to the other and interconnecting said leg members with each other for mutual movement thereof,
• each leg member being free to shift vertically relative to its corresponding bracket and in a reciprocal relationship with its associated member when substantially none of the weight of the appliance is supported thereby;
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• structure incorporated with each bracket and disposed to be in frictional engagement with said connecting means to lock the same and prevent shifting movement of said leg members relative their brackets when both leg members are in contact with the floor in support of at least a portion of the weight of the appliance,
• said connecting means being an elongate, flexible tension element stretched between said two leg members,
• said structure including a longitudinally arcuate element-receiving groove disposed to grip said element when the latter is under tension,
• said element being a cable.

A leveling assembly for appliances or the like, said assembly comprising:

• a pair of brackets adapted to be secured to the appliance,
• each bracket having a leg member freely shiftable vertically relative thereto and engageable with a floor surface beneath the appliance;
• connecting means extending from one bracket to the other and interconnecting said leg members with each other for mutual movement thereof,
• each leg member being free to shift vertically relative to its corresponding bracket and in a reciprocal relationship with its associated member when substantially none of the weight of the appliance is supported thereby;
• and
• structure incorporated with each bracket and disposed to be in frictional engagement with said connecting means to lock the same and prevent shifting movement of said leg members relative their brackets when both leg members are in contact with the floor in support of at least a portion of the weight of the appliance,
• said connecting means being an elongate, flexible tension element stretched between said two leg members,
• said element including a fitting at each end thereof adapted for releasable connection with a corresponding leg member,
• said structure defining an abutment on each bracket located relative its associated fitting to limit the normal downward movement of its corresponding leg member.