Patent ID: 8602374

Claim:
A floor-mounted household appliance, comprising: at least one balance weight structured wherein a weight of the at least one balance weight effectively functions to prevent the floor-mounted household appliance from tipping over due to a displacement of the floor-mounted appliance's center of gravity, wherein the at least one balance weight includes two opposing surfaces for absorption of opposing axial forces, and wherein the at least one balance weight comprises: a first segment disposed between a treatment container of the floor-mounted household appliance and a first housing wall of the floor-mounted household appliance; a second segment disposed between the treatment container and a second housing wall of the floor-mounted household appliance opposite the first housing wall; a third segment disposed between a rear housing wall of the floor-mounted household appliance and the treatment container; and a bridge segment rigidly connecting the first, second, and third segments together, and wherein the at least one balance weight has a form tailored to the treatment container form, such that the at least one balance weight lies substantially flat against a surface of the treatment container.