US 5,860,436 A · Offset leg

Abstract

A washer having a pair of offset legs. In addition to the offset legs, the washer includes a tub, a front frame and a rear frame. The tub defines a wash chamber with a front opening and includes a bottom wall and opposing side walls. The front frame has a pair of legs respectively disposed adjacent to the opposing side walls of the tub toward the front opening. The rear frame has a pair of horizontal legs with outer ends and a pair of vertical supports. The vertical supports are disposed rearward from the legs of the front frame. The horizontal legs are secured to the vertical supports and extend forward therefrom to the outer ends. The offset legs each have a neck and an upright member. The necks are offset forward of the upright members and are respectively secured to the legs of the front frame. The upright members are respectively secured to the horizontal legs toward the outer ends.

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Dependent claims

A washer for placement on a surface, said washer comprising:

a tub defining a wash chamber with a front opening, said tub having a bottom wall and opposing side walls;
a front frame having a pair of legs respectively disposed adjacent to the opposing side walls of the tub toward the front opening;
a pair of offset legs that help vertically support the tub above the surface, said offset legs each having a neck and an upright member longitudinally offset from each other, said necks being respectively secured to the legs of the front frame.

A washer comprising:

a tub defining a wash chamber with a front opening, said tub having a bottom wall and opposing side walls;
a front frame having a bight with a pair of legs extending downward therefrom, said legs being respectively disposed adjacent to the opposing side walls of the tub toward the front opening;
a rear frame having a pair of horizontal legs with outer ends and a pair of vertical supports disposed rearward from the legs of the front frame, said horizontal legs being secured to the vertical supports and extending forward therefrom to the outer ends;
and
a pair of offset legs each having a neck and an upright member longitudinally offset from each other, said necks being respectively secured to the legs of the front frame and said upright members being respectively secured to the horizontal legs toward the outer ends.

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