Patent ID: 6591468
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B25B,E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A sink lifting device for aiding in lifting of and placing a sink by a user, the sink lifting device comprising:a base member having a main portion and pair of end portions, said main portion being adapted for extending over the sink, each of said end portions being adapted for engaging a top surface of a counter top on opposing sides of the sink when said main portion is positioned over the sink; at least one lifting assembly being coupled to said main portion of said base member, said lifting assembly being adapted for selectively engaging a drain of the sink when said lifting assembly is coupled to said base member, said lifting assembly being vertically positionable with respect to said base member such that vertical adjustments of said lifting assembly is adapted for raising and lowering the sink with respect to said base member, said base member being adapted for facilitating lifting of the sink when said lifting assembly is vertically adjusted such that the sink abuts said base member; said lifting assembly having a threaded rod, said threaded rod extending through said main portion of said base member, an engaging member being coupled to an end of said threaded rod opposite said base member, said engaging member being adapted for selectively engaging the drain of the sink, said engaging member being rotatable with respect to said base member such that rotation of said engaging member rotates said threaded rod with respect to said base member thereby changing a distance between said base member and said engaging member when the sink is to be raised and lowered; said engaging member of said lifting assembly having an anchor portion and a bar portion, said anchor portion being coupled to said threaded rod, said anchor portion having a cut out, said bar portion being pivotally coupled to said anchor portion within said cut out such that said bar portion is pivotal through said cut out of said anchor portion, said bar portion being pivotal between a first position and a second position, said first position of bar portion being for aligning said bar portion with said anchor portion when said engaging member is passed through the drain of the sink, said second position of said bar portion being for positioning said bar portion perpendicular to said anchor portion such that said bar portion is adapted for abutting against an edge of the drain of the sink when the sink is to raised and lowered; and said engaging member having a stopping member, said stopping member being coupled to said anchoring portion within said cut out of said anchoring portion, said stopping member abuts against said bar portion of said engaging member such that said stopping member is for preventing over pivoting of said bar portion past said first position and said second position.