# US 8,783,632 B2 · Supporter retained by bottom of furniture > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,632 B2 - Document ID: US8783632B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/429,438 - Filed: 2012-03-26 - Published: 2013-09-26 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2012-03-26 - Applicants: Chi-Jui Liu - Inventors: Chi-Jui Liu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783632B2 ## CPC - F16M 11/2092: {comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage} - F16M 13/022: {repositionable} - F16M 2200/08: Foot or support base - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A supporter includes a rectangular plate or polygonal base plate. The base plate has a plurality of threaded hole for arranging at least two pushers. Four plastic feet are arranged to four bottom corners of the base plate for stand. The pusher consists of a claw, pusher shaft, and a nut. A sleeve is arranged to a predetermined position of the base plate or a front end of a slider for connecting an extension supporting rack. The sleeve has a lower round base for connecting the base plate and an upper hollow cylinder for receiving the extension support rack. The supporter is fixed to a bottom of a couch or bed for linking the extension supporting rack. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A supporter retained by a bottom of a furniture, comprising: a polygonal base plate having a plurality of through holes; four feet being formed to four bottom corners of the base plate for standing on a floor; two pushers threaded into the base plate; at least one supporting bolt for elevating the supporter so that the pushers can clutch or release a bottom of an object; a long slider sliding arranged to the bottom surface of the base plate; an end of the slider having a through hole; a sleeve having a round base on a lower portion and a hollow cylinder on an upper portion; the base having a flat cut on a side for preventing interference; the base being fixed to the slider above the through hole; a bolt set being arranged to the through hole through the sleeve for securing the slider; wherein the supporter serves to be fixed below a couch or a bed for connecting an extension supporting rack; the base plate of the supporter is placed into a gap below a couch, and the pusher is raised to approach a bottom of the couch with claws pointing to a proper position of the bottom of the couch; by turning the at least one supporting bolt towards the floor, the supporter is raised with the claws tightly clutching the couch; the slider is pulled out to a predetermined position; and the bolt set is lowered to the floor so that the supporter is fixed to the location; the extension supporting rack is slid into the sleeve for operation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The supporter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base plate has a rectangular notch on a middle of an edge; a plurality of threaded hole is formed to the base plate for the pushers; a shallow recess is formed to the bottom surface of the base plate, an end of the recess connects with an inner edge of the notch; two retainers are fixed across the recess so that a sliding groove is formed to the recess. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The supporter as claimed in claim 2 further comprising: a slider of a long plate slid into the recess of the base plate within the retainer; an outer end of the slider has a through hole for connecting the sleeve; the sleeve being arranged onto the slider above the through hole; the bolt set being arranged to the through hole through the sleeve for securing the position of the slider. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The supporter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pusher further includes a claw having a plurality of tip on an end thereof, and a hole is formed to the other end of the claw; a pusher shaft has a protrusion on an end for retaining the hole of the claw, and the other end of the pusher shaft is a threaded end which is threaded into the threaded hole of the base plate; by turning the pusher shaft, the elongation of the pusher can be adjusted; a nut is arranged to the threaded end of the pusher shaft for retaining the position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The supporter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base plate has a rectangular notch on a middle of an edge; a through hole is formed beside the notch; a plurality of threaded hole with a predetermined interval between each other is transversely formed to the base plate; the base plate of the supporter is placed into the gap below a corner of a couch so that a foot of the couch is just received by the notch; after turning the pushers to approach the bottom of the couch, the supporter is tightly fixed below the couch. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The supporter as claimed in claim 5, wherein the pusher is threaded into any of the plurality of threaded hole depending on the needs with a predetermined height; the pusher includes a claw having a plurality of tip on an end thereof, and a hole is formed to the other end of the claw; a pusher shaft has a protrusion on an end for retaining the hole of the claw, and the other end of the pusher shaft is a threaded end which is threaded into the threaded hole of the base plate; by turning the pusher shaft, the elongation of the pusher can be adjusted; a nut is arranged to the threaded end of the pusher shaft for retaining the position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The supporter as claimed in claim 5, wherein the base of the sleeve is fixed to the base plate above the through hole; a bolt set is arranged to the through hole through the sleeve for securing the position of the base plate.