Patent 7055802 was granted and assigned to Whirlpool Corporation on June, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An appliance lift tool is provided which includes a support platform having a horizontal orientation, a bottom frame, a lift mechanism engaged between the support platform and the bottom frame to move the support platform toward and away from the bottom frame, while maintaining the support platform's horizontal orientation, and at least three feet extending below the bottom frame, with the feet being positioned outside of a perimeter of the support platform.