Appliance base for an appliance

An appliance base for an appliance, the appliance base comprising:

• a skeletal outer frame structure including:
• a “U”-base rail member having a first lateral end portion, a second laterl end portion, and a base rail body extending therebetween,
• a first continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the first lateral end portion of the “U”-base rail member at a generally right angle therewith, and
• a second continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the second lateral end portion of the “U”-base rail member at a generally right angle therewith, the outer frame structure delimiting four corners and at least one support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails;
• and
• an inner frame structure including:
• an index element disposed in substantially a center of the at least one support area;
• a plurality of diagonally extending and continuous support members with each diagonal support member extending inwardly from a corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index element and
• a longitudinal cross member extending between diagonal cross members and disposed on an opposite side of the index element from the “U”-base rail member, the appliance base for supporting an appliance during at least one of a manufacturing of the appliance and a use of the appliance,
• wherein the index element is a first index ring tapered inwardly from bottom to top and the first index ring projects beyond a plane defined by the outer frame structure for nesting a top portion of the first index ring with a bottom portion of a second index ring in a second appliance base for nesting the first and second index rings during stacking of the appliance bases.

An appliance base for an appliance, the appliance base comprising:

• a skeletal outer frame structure including:
• a “U”-base rail member having a first lateral end portion, a second lateral end portion, and a base rail body extending therebetween,
• a first continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the lateral end portion of the “U”-base rail member at a generall right angle therewith, and
• a second continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the second lateral end portion of the “U”-base rail member at a generally right angle therewith, the outer frame structure delimiting four corners and at least one support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails;
• and
• an inner frame structure including:
• an index element disposed in substantially a center of the at least one support area;
• a plurality of diagonally extending and continuous support members with each diagonal support member extending inwardly from a corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index element and
• a longitudinal cross member extending between diagonal cross members and disposed on an opposite side of the index element from the “U”-base rail member, the appliance base for supporting an appliance during at least one of a manufacturing of the appliance and a use of the appliance,
• wherein the index element is formed with at least one crossbar to facilitate manual handling of the appliance base.

An appliance comprising:

• means for handling items;
• and
• an appliance base on which the means for handling items is supported, the appliance base having:
• (a) a skeletal outer frame structure including:
• a “U”-base rail member having a first lateral end portion, a second lateral end portion, and a base rail body extending therebetween,
• a first continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the first lateral end of the base rail at a generally right angle therewith, and
• a second continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the second lateral end of the base rail at a generally right angle therewith, the outer frame structure delimiting four corners and at least one support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails;
• and
• (b) an inner frame structure including:
• an index element disposed in substantially a center of the at least one support area;
• a plurality of diagonally extending and continuous support members, each diagonal support member extending inwardly from a corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index element and
• a longitudinal cross member extending between diagonal cross members and disposed on an opposite side of the index element from the “U”-base rail, the appliance base for supporting an appliance during at least one of a manufacturing of the appliance and a use of the appliance,
• wherein the appliance base includes a first subframe including a first inner frame structure and a first outer frame structure, and a second subframe including a second inner frame structure and a second outer frame structure, with the subframe and the second subframe intergrally formed in a side-by-side relationship.

An appliance comprising:

• means for handling items;
• and
• an appliance base on which the means for handling items is supported, the appliance base having:
• (a) a skeletal outer frame structure including;
• a “U”-base rail member having a first lateral end portion, a second lateral end portion, and a base rail body extending therebetween,
• a first continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the lateral end of the base rail at a generally right angle therebewith, and
• a second continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the second lateral end of the base rail at a generally right angle therewith, the outer frame structure delimiting four corners and at least one support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails;
• and
• (b) an inner frame structure including:
• an index element disposed in substantially a center of the at least one support area;
• a plurality of diagonally extending and continuous support members, each diagonal support member extending inwardly from a corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index element and
• a longitudinal cross member extending between diagonal cross members and disposed on an opposite side of the index element from the “U”-base rail , the appliance base for supporting an appliance during at least one of a manufacturing of the appliance and a use of the appliance,
• wherein the index element is a first index ring tapered inwardly from bottom to top and the first index ring projects beyond a plane defined by the outer frame structure for nesting a top portion of the first index ring with a bottom portion of a second index ring in a second appliance base for nesting the first and second index rings during stacking of the appliance bases.

An appliance comprising:

• means for handling items;
• and
• an appliance base on which the means for handling items is supported, the appliance base having:
• (a) a skeletal outer frame structure including;
• a “U”-base rail member having a first lateral end portion, a second lateral end portion, and a base rail body extending therebetween,
• a first continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the lateral end of the base rail at a generally right angle therebewith, and
• a second continuous “U”-side rail extending outwardly from the second lateral end of the base rail at a generally right angle therewith, the outer frame structure delimiting four corners and at least one support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails;
• and
• (b) an inner frame structure including:
• an index element disposed in substantially a center of the at least one support area;
• a plurality of diagonally extending and continuous support members, each diagonal support member extending inwardly from a corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index element and
• a longitudinal cross member extending between diagonal cross members and disposed on an opposite side of the index element from the “U”-base rail member, the appliance base for supporting an appliance during at least one of a manufacturing of the appliance and a use of the appliance,
• wherein the index element is formed with at least one crossbar to faciltate manual handling of the base frame.