Patent ID: 7014160

Claim:
An appliance base for a washing machine of the type having a wash tub and a mechanism extending below the wash tub, the base comprising: a tray having a substantially flat rectangular bottom panel for supporting the washing machine; and an insert disposed within the tray and having a centrally disposed opening for receiving and securing the washing machine mechanism, the insert being formed from a single cut and folded blank; wherein the tray further comprises four corners and the insert further comprises four legs extending radially from the centrally disposed opening toward the four corners of the tray, each leg comprising a pair of downwardly angled panels connected along a first fold line extending from the centrally disposed opening, each downwardly angled panel sloping downward from the first fold line to an attachment panel that mates face-to-face with and is affixed to the bottom panel of the tray, each downwardly angled panel and the corresponding attachment panel forming an obtuse angle.