Versatile anti-tip bracket for an appliance

An appliance adapted to be placed upon a supporting surface adjacent an upstanding wall comprising:

• a cabinet having front and rear end portions;
• a plurality of supporting members depending from the cabinet for positioning the cabinet above a supporting surface, adjacent an upstanding wall, at least one of said plurality of supporting members being located at the rear end portion of the cabinet;
• and
• at least one bracket for establishing and maintaining a desired positioning for the cabinet, said bracket including:
• a central portion;
• a first leg projecting a first distance from the central portion in a first direction, said first leg defining a first terminal end of said bracket, said first leg being provided with a first slot leading from the first terminal end toward the central portion;
• and
• a second leg projecting a second distance, which is less than the first distance, from the central portion in a second direction which is angled with respect to the first direction, said second leg defining a second terminal end of said bracket, said second leg being provided with a second slot leading from the second terminal end toward the central portion,
• wherein the bracket is adapted to be secured to one of the supporting surface and the upstanding wall with at least a portion of a selected one of the first and second legs extending above the supporting surface for receiving one of the plurality of supporting members in a respective one of the first and second slots.