Patent ID: 9664219
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47L,D06F,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A household appliance with at least one pedestal comprising a threaded rod comprising a foot plate for at least partially supporting the household appliance, wherein the threaded rod is configured to be screwed into a corresponding threaded hole in a base of the household appliance in a longitudinal direction (A) in order to reach an effective height of the pedestal, characterized in that a snap nut made of a resilient material is provided having a threaded bore with a diameter and a thread fitting to the threaded rod to enable the snap nut to be screwed along a longitudinal extension of the threaded rod, the snap nut further comprising a slot having a width (B) that is less than the diameter of the bore and which defines a lateral opening of the bore wherein the width of the slot and the resiliency of the material allows the snap nut to be snapped from the side onto the threaded rod, and wherein an extension is provided which is configured to removably attach to the foot plate of the pedestal so as to elongate the effective height of the pedestal, wherein the extension defines a void and an opening connected to the void, wherein at least a portion of the foot plate is configured to be disposed in the void, and wherein at least one of the threaded rod or a second portion of the foot plate is configured to extend through the opening.