Patent ID: 6505803
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A47B,E04G

Abstract:
In combination:a base cabinet having an upper surface; an upper cabinet; a cabinetry installation support device adjustably vertically supporting said upper cabinet on said base cabinet, said support device comprising: a base plate resting on the upper surface of said base cabinet, said base plate having a plurality of spaced holes extending therethrough positioned generally adjacent to a peripheral edge of said plate, said base plate having a generally rectangular shape, said base plate having a width generally between 6 inches and 10 inches and a length generally between 6 inches and 10 inches; a first tubular member being elongated and having a first end and a second end, said tubular member being substantially hollow, said first end being securely coupled to a top surface of said base plate such that said first tubular member is in a generally vertical orientation, said second end of said tubular member being open, said first tubular member having a plurality of pairs of opposed and aligned apertures therein extending between said first and second ends of said first tubular member; a second tubular member being elongated and having a first end and a second end, said second tubular member being substantially hollow, said first end of said second tubular member being movably extendable into said second end of said first tubular member such that said second tubular member is telescopic with respect to said first tubular member, said second tubular member having a pair of opposed apertures therein positioned generally adjacent to said first end of said second tubular member; a pin being removably extendable through a pair of opposed apertures in said first tubular member and into said apertures in said second tubular member for securing said first tubular member to said second tubular member at a selected length; a support portion rotatably supporting said upper cabinet on said second end of said second tubular member, said support portion comprising; a threaded rod being threadably coupled to and extending through said second end of said second tubular member, a first end of said rod being positioned within said second tubular member and having a plate securely attached thereto, said threaded rod having a length generally between 1 inch and 3 inches; a nut threadably engaging said threaded rod and being positioned outside of said second tubular member, said nut having a pair of protruding members being integrally coupled to said nut and extending away therefrom; a disc portion having a top side and a bottom side, said top side having a plurality of bearings rotatably coupled thereto, a second end of said rod being threadably coupled to a central portion of said bottom side of said disc portion; and a support plate being rotatably coupled to said top side of said disc portion such that said support plate is abutting said bearings, said support plate having a plurality of spaced holes extending therethrough, said support plate having a width generally between 6 inches and 10 inches and a length generally between 6 inches and 10 inches.