Patent ID: 7188824

Claim:
An appliance lift tool comprising: a top plate having a substantially horizontal orientation; a bottom plate having a substantially horizontal orientation; and a lift mechanism engaged between the top plate and the bottom plate to move the top plate toward and away from the bottom plate while maintaining the horizontal orientation of the top plate, the lift mechanism including: a spaced pair of first and second pivot arms; each of the first pivot arms having a lower end pivotally connected to the bottom plate and having an upper end slidingly engaged with the top plate; each of the second pivot arms having an upper end pivotally connected to the top plate and having a lower end slidingly engaged with the bottom plate, each pair of the first and second pivot arms being pivotally connected to each other approximately midway along their lengths, a cross member connecting the second pivot arms to each other, a threaded opening located in a surrounding material fixed relative to the cross member, a drive screw threadingly extending through the threaded opening and being captured relative to the bottom plate in a rotatable manner, and a strut adjustably positioned relative to the bottom plate in a front to rear direction.