Patent ID: 8356780

Claim:
Foot base for an appliance, in particular for a washing machine, comprising: at least one supporting element comprising a bearing surface; a sleeve element protruding from said at least one supporting element; wherein at least one of said supporting element and said sleeve element comprises a recess adapted to receive a shaft element; at least one locking element connected to said at least one of the supporting element and the sleeve element and adapted to lock said foot base on a bottom element of an appliance, the at least one locking element having a clamping surface; and a gap provided between the clamping surface and the bearing surface, wherein as the shaft element is inserted into the recess, the clamping surface is pressed against an edge of the recess so that a clamping force is applied substantially perpendicular to the bearing surface, and wherein as the clamping force increases and the locking element is displaced outwardly from the recess, the gap between the clamping surface and the bearing surface decreases to clamp the bottom plate between the clamping surface and the bearing surface.