Patent ID: 7726631

Claim:
A disposer installation tool comprising a base having a flat load bearing surface having at least one notch communicating with a side of the base to receive wiring leading from the disposer when the base engages a disposer, a flat load supporting platform having a load bearing surface having at least one notch communicating with a side of the platform to receive wiring leading from the disposer when the platform engages the disposer whereby the base and load supporting platform operate with either one engaging the disposer and the other one engaging an underlying surface, and a screw jack mechanism for moving the base and platform relative to each other including a tube extending perpendicular to the base and providing a free end having an abutment, a threaded rod connected to the load supporting platform adjacent a center thereof, and a nut, on the threaded rod, abutting the abutment of the tube so that rotation of the nut bears against the tube and moves the platform relative to the base, the installation tool being operative with the base being supported by an underlying surface and a load on the platform and with the platform being supported by an underlying surface and a load on the base.