Patent ID: 9603503
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A47L,D06F,F17D,Y10T

Claim:
1. An elevating appliance pedestal for receiving liquid leaking from an appliance, the appliance pedestal comprising: a housing forming a liquid-tight sump, said housing having an uppermost planar surface adapted to support an appliance containing a liquid, the uppermost planar surface substantially surrounding an appliance resting atop of the upper most planar surface, wherein the upper most planar surface includes an outer edge and an inner edge, the outer edge comprising a lip extending vertically upwardly along the outer edge of the uppermost planar surface substantially surrounding the upper most planar surface and substantially surrounding an appliance supported on the uppermost planar surface thereon to retain an appliance on the uppermost planar surface, wherein the uppermost planar surface and the lip diverts liquid leaking from the appliance to the liquid-tight sump, the liquid-tight sump located underneath the uppermost planar surface to receive liquid leaking from an appliance, a discharge system for removing liquid from the liquid-tight sump, wherein the uppermost planar surface has a depression and the pump has a discharge hose that passes through the depression.