Patent ID: 7744050

Claim:
A self-leveling foot for an appliance, comprising: a base to be seated on a floor; a rod affixed to the base and projecting outwardly therefrom; an elastic element having a lower end seated on the base and an upper end, wherein the elastic element is mounted around the rod; and a tubular sleeve slidably mounted and guided around the rod, so as to be axially displaceable in relation to the latter, said tubular sleeve having a lower portion seated on the upper end of the elastic element and an upper portion to be mounted under a lower frame portion of the appliance, so as to apply on the base, through the elastic element, a respective portion of the appliance weight, wherein: the rod presents a lower end with a cross-section dimensioned to be lodged with a reduced radial gap inside the lower end of the elastic element, and the self-leveling foot further comprises a dampening device mounted between the parts of the rod and tubular sleeve, so as to exert a braking force against the relative axial movement between said parts.