Support assembly for supporting a household appliance in a free-standing vertical relation with another household appliance
AssigneeBSH Home Appliances Corporation
InventorsJoseph Geiger, Anthony Larsen
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Abstract
A support assembly is provided for supporting a household appliance such as a non-convection microwave oven in a free-standing vertical relation with another household appliance such that the non-convection microwave oven is supported above the other household appliance. The support assembly includes a base tray having a floor portion on which the non-convection microwave oven can be disposed, brackets for fixedly securing the base tray to the other household appliance, and a pair of bracket arms for securing a trim element to the base tray.
Claims21
A support assembly for supporting a household appliance in a free-standing vertical relation with another household appliance such that the supported household appliance is supported above the other household appliance, the support assembly comprising:
- a base tray having a floor portion on which the supported household appliance can be disposed;
- an assembly securing device configured to fixedly secure the base tray to the other household appliance;
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- a trim element securing device configured to secure a trim element having an opening to the base tray, the trim element securing device having a first trim attachment point configured to attach to the trim element on a first side of the opening and a second trim attachment point configured to attach to the trim element on a second side of the opening, the second side being on an opposite side of the opening from the first side,
- wherein the assembled support assembly including the base tray, the assembly securing device, and the trim element securing device is removable from the other household appliance as a single unit, and
- the base tray is configured to support the supported household appliance such that the supported household appliance is accessible through the trim element opening.
A support assembly for supporting a first household appliance in a free-standing vertical relationship with a second household appliance such that the first household appliance is supported above the second household appliance, the support assembly comprising:
- a base tray having a floor portion for supporting the first household appliance placed on the floor portion;
- a tray attachment member fixedly secured to the base tray and for fixedly securing to the second household appliance;
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- a trim securing member for securing a trim element to the base tray, the trim element being trim for the first appliance and having an opening, the trim securing member having a first trim attachment point configured to attach to the trim element on a first side of the opening and a second trim attachment point configured to attach to the trim element on a second side of the opening, the second side being on an opposite side of the opening from the first side,
- wherein the tray attachment member is adapted to transfer the weight of the first household appliance to the second household appliance, and
- the base tray is configured to support the first household appliance such that the first household appliance is accessible through the trim element opening.
An appliance assembly for placing in an enclosure in a household kitchen, the assembly comprising:
- a first household appliance;
- a second household appliance;
- a trim element, the trim element being trim for the first appliance and having an opening through which the first household appliance is accessible;
- a base tray having a floor portion that supports the first household appliance placed on the floor portion;
- a tray attachment member fixedly secured to the base tray and fixedly securing to the second household appliance;
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- a trim securing member that secures the trim element to the base tray, the trim securing member having a first trim attachment point attached to the trim element on a first side of the opening and a second trim attachment point attached to the trim element on a second side of the opening, the second side being on an opposite side of the opening from the first side,
- wherein the tray attachment member transfers the weight of the first household appliance to the second household appliance such that the first and second household appliances are attached in a vertically oriented free standing relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.