Kitchen cabinet installation device
View Patent ↗A kitchen cabinet installation device to install upper wall cabinets and suspended cabinets is provided. The kitchen cabinet installation device of the present invention is a lightweight box for easy transportation and to provide an easy and quick installation procedure with precision and make the installation procedure a one man job. The kitchen cabinet installation device includes a box having a base and a cap, and a double scissor jack installed into the box. The box features rails with rollers to provide a smooth movement of the jack. The jack includes a lead screw. By cabinet installation the object is placed on the cap and is lifted by turning the knob in lead screw and held during the installation in a secure position.
1. A kitchen cabinet installation jack in a box, comprising:
a. a rectangular base having an inner surface, an outer surface, two parallel long sidewalls and two parallel short sidewalls;
b. a pair of vertically extending scissor columns each having a bottom end adapted to engage with said base and an upper end adapted to be attached to a bottom surface of a top cap, wherein each of said scissor columns including at least one pair of arms which are pivotally movable relative to one another between a folded position and an unfolded position;
c. a plurality of cross elements coupling said scissor columns together for cooperative vertical movement;
d. a knob screw mechanism mechanically coupled with at least said two cross elements placed horizontally to each other for applying a force in a horizontal direction for unfolding the base part from the folded position to the unfolded position;
e. a pair of 3-channel rolling tracks mounted on said long sidewalls of said base being engaged with said bottom end of said scissor columns, wherein said rolling tracks having a plurality of bearing for smooth movement of said arms;
f. a pair of top-rails mounted on the bottom surface of said top cap being engaged with said upper end of said scissor columns, and
g. said base and said top cap sized to fit and completely enclose said scissor columns and said cross elements in the folded position, thereby providing the jack in a box.
2. The kitchen installation device of claim 1 , wherein said arms are rotatably joined to each other and form an X-shaped structure.
3. The kitchen installation device of claim 1 , wherein said knob screw mechanism comprising of a rotatable lead screw with threads extended from one end and being engaged with a pair of shafts, said shafts connect middle portion of said scissor columns.
4. The kitchen installation device of claim 1 , wherein said knob screw further having a micro turning knob on an unthreaded side and a hand turning, screwdriver insert and hex-head socket elements to turn the knob.
5. The kitchen installation device of claim 1 , wherein said box further having a retractable spring handle on the side surface of said bottom base to enhance the transportation.
6. The kitchen installation device of claim 1 , wherein said device further having a level placed on said top cap.
7. The kitchen installation device of claim 1 , wherein said device further having a height scale indicator placed in said base part.