Patent ID: 9513056
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: F26B

Claim Text:
1. A dryer vent stabilizing apparatus for placement on a support surface and use with a dryer appliance having an appliance bottom, back, and side walls and a vent tube extending from the appliance back, said dryer vent stabilizing apparatus, comprising: a base member having opposed side edges and opposed front and rear edges extending completely between said side edges, said base member having a planar lower surface bounded by said side, front, and rear edges that is situated in a horizontal plane adjacent the support surface, said base member including an upper surface opposite said lower surface that is configured to receive the appliance bottom and to support the dryer appliance thereon; a pair of opposed side walls coupled to said opposed side edges of said base member, respectively, said side walls extending upwardly from and generally perpendicular to said upper surface of base member, whereby said base member and said opposed side walls comprise a framework configured to surround the bottom and side walls of the dryer appliance; a first support member operatively coupled to said rear edge of said base member and extending upwardly and perpendicularly to said upper surface of said base member, said first support member having opposed first support member ends and extending between said pair of opposed side walls and defining a lateral channel extending substantially between respective first support member ends; and a vent engagement member slidably coupled to said lateral channel of said first support member and selectively movable along said lateral channel between said respective first support member ends, said vent engagement member defining an aperture configured to receive the vent tube of the dryer appliance therethrough.