A foot for a household appliance includes a hydraulic plate, a sheath connected with the hydraulic plate, an adjustable foot arranged in the sheath and axially moveable relative to the sheath, and a device for communicating the flow of a hydraulic medium between at least two feet of the household appliance. An accommodating chamber is formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the adjustable foot; the hydraulic medium is arranged in the accommodating chamber, and the hydraulic medium is compressed or expanded along with the change of pressure to drive the adjustable foot to move axially in the sheath for leveling. A control device for turning on/off the flow of the hydraulic medium is provided on the communicating device, a better leveling support effect is achieved by controlling the on/off of the communicating device.

A pallet structure includes at least one bottom plate and at least one air bag. The at least one bottom plate is disposed on a bottom side of the cabinet for supporting the cabinet. The at least one air bag is detachably installed on a bottom side of the at least one bottom plate. The at least one air bag is inflated to prop the at least one bottom plate against the cabinet upwardly until at least one supporting component of the cabinet leaves away from a supporting surface, so as to effectively absorb a shock load during transportation of the cabinet.

A pad includes a support structure for supporting a mechanical device. The support structure includes a horizontal layer supported by vertical members. The pad also includes a leveling mechanism for leveling the pad. The leveling mechanism can include first, second, third and fourth leveling legs near a first, second, third and fourth corner, respectively of the pad. The leveling legs can be screwed into or out of the pad such that during installation of the mechanical device, an installer can level the pad by screwing in or out the first, second, third and fourth leveling legs until the pad is level.

An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a nozzle, a loop, and a first tether. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and is configured to hold pressurized fluid therebetween. The nozzle is configured to allow fluid to enter and exit the bladder. The loop is attached to one of the top and bottom end caps. A tether is disposed within the bladder, coupled to the other one of the top and bottom end caps, and extends through the at least one loop. The top end cap assumes a first position when the bladder is inflated. When the top end cap is adjusted from the first position to a second position, the first tether is configured to maintain the top end cap in the second position.

A system of floor mounts and wall brackets for the attachment of a cabinet of any configuration (upper, lower or tall) to a building's wall and/or floor in a secure enough manner to resist the lateral and vertical forces of an earthquake, therein seismically qualifying the components of this cabinet mounting system. The components are adaptable to any style of cabinets provided they have a flat bottom face rather than a stepped bottom face. With this system, any cabinet maker can now present their cabinets as seismically qualified as long as their carcass utilizes these seismic mounts.

A cone assembly for furniture or interior accessories is provided. A plurality of cones is arranged in a linear array to form the cone assembly, wherein an inner cone is received by at least one outer cone; and wherein the outer cone is made of a first layer of material being different from the material of the inner cone.

A joining and levelling system adapted for use in furniture and furnishing items having a bottom and a shoulder positionable with respect to a floor includes, in combination, a front foot unit and a rear foot unit, each having a connection group and a blocking group of a joining device for stably interconnecting the bottom and the shoulder. The connection group and the blocking group can be actuated from the front with respect to the furniture, the front and rear foot units being positioned beneath the bottom and facing the shoulder, and the bottom and the shoulder not resting on the floor. The front and rear foot units are disposed in an identical body for both the front and the rear foot units, and actuation rods of the joining device are arranged in the rear foot unit and positioned between the front and the rear foot units.

An apparatus and method for easily and permanently leveling an appliance is described. The apparatus involves a modification to the appliance to support shims, and preferably the two-part adjustable leveling shims. Alternatively, a template for affixing two-part adjustable leveling shims is used between the appliance and the mounting surface.

The modular structure for shelving comprises:a plurality of vertical uprights comprising at least one pair of first teeth arranged one on top of the other to define a first interlocking plane;a plurality of first metal sections provided with a cross section, higher than its width, of substantially tubular and parallelepiped shape, and with two ending parts provided with corners and with one pair of first clamping elements, arranged protruding in the proximity of the corners and superimposed on one another; the first clamping elements being spaced apart from one another to be coupled from top to bottom and in block configuration to any pair of the first teeth along the first interlocking plane, each first clamping element comprising a loop defining a passage slot and each of the ending parts of the first metal sections being substantially flat.

A seismic isolation system includes at least one adjustable foot attached to a container. The at least one adjustable foot has a height at least sufficient to support the container such that the container does not touch a surface on which the container rests. The seismic isolation system further includes a sliding pad affixed to a portion of the at least one adjustable foot facing the surface. The sliding pad is configured to provide a coefficient of static and kinetic friction between the sliding pad and the surface that prevents relative movement of the sliding pad and the surface in normal operation and allows the sliding pad to move relative to the surface during a seismic event.