Apparatus for Supporting a Furnace with its Bottom Spaced Above a Support Surface

Abstract

A furnace for heating a building has its bottom supported spaced above a support surface by an apparatus which comprises a furnace engagement member defining a generally planar top surface for contacting the bottom of the furnace and an underside which is opposite to the top surface; an attachment arrangement respectively located at or adjacent each end of the furnace engagement member and arranged for facilitating connection thereof to a respective flange of the furnace defining the bottom of the furnace; and a leg oriented transversely to the generally planar top surface and coupled to the underside of the furnace engagement member at a location thereon which is spaced in a longitudinal direction from a respective end of the furnace engagement member further inwardly than the attachment arrangement disposed thereat or adjacent thereto.

1 . Apparatus for supporting a furnace used to heat a building, the furnace having a bottom which is spaced above a support surface of the building and which is defined by a plurality of flanges extending inwardly from a periphery of the furnace collectively defined by a front, a rear and opposite sides of the furnace, the apparatus comprising:
 a furnace engagement member extending longitudinally from a first end of the furnace engagement member to a second end thereof;   the furnace engagement member defining a generally planar top surface for contacting the bottom of the furnace and an underside which is opposite to the top surface;   an attachment arrangement respectively located at or adjacent each one of the first and second ends and arranged for facilitating connection of the furnace engagement member to a respective one of the flanges of the furnace; and   at least one leg oriented transversely to the generally planar top surface and coupled to the underside of the furnace engagement member at a location thereon which is spaced in a longitudinal direction from a respective one of the first and second ends of the furnace engagement member further inwardly than the attachment arrangement disposed at or adjacent the respective one of the first and second ends.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the furnace engagement member is a channel having a base wall and opposite side walls upstanding from a common side of the base wall, and the underside is defined laterally between the side walls and the top surface is defined on an opposite side of the base wall to the side walls. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the attachment arrangement comprises a hole opening at the top surface and the underside for passing a fastener through the furnace engagement member for interconnecting with the furnace. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said at least one leg comprises a plurality of legs connected at longitudinally spaced locations on the furnace engagement member. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said at least one leg is adjustable in height measured from the underside of the furnace engagement member to a foot of the leg disposed distally thereto. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in combination with the furnace, wherein there are provided a plurality of furnace engagement members each mounted to the bottom of the furnace at a location spaced from the other in a direction from the front to the rear of the furnace and in a manner so as to extend from one of the sides of the furnace to the other. 
     
     
         7 . A furnace used to heat a building comprising:
 a housing having a bottom which is spaced above a support surface of the building and which is defined by a plurality of flanges extending inwardly from a periphery of the furnace collectively defined by a front, a rear and opposite sides of the furnace;   and an apparatus for supporting the furnace comprising:   a furnace engagement member extending longitudinally from a first end of the furnace engagement member to a second end thereof;   the furnace engagement member defining a generally planar top surface for contacting the bottom of the furnace and an underside which is opposite to the top surface;   an attachment arrangement respectively located at or adjacent each one of the first and second ends and arranged for facilitating connection of the furnace engagement member to a respective one of the flanges of the furnace; and   at least one leg oriented transversely to the generally planar top surface and coupled to the underside of the furnace engagement member at a location thereon which is spaced in a longitudinal direction from a respective one of the first and second ends of the furnace engagement member further inwardly than the attachment arrangement disposed at or adjacent the respective one of the first and second ends.   
     
     
         7 . The furnace of  claim 7  wherein the furnace engagement member is a channel having a base wall and opposite side walls upstanding from a common side of the base wall, and the underside is defined laterally between the side walls and the top surface is defined on an opposite side of the base wall to the side walls. 
     
     
         8 . The furnace of  claim 7  wherein the attachment arrangement comprises a hole opening at the top surface and the underside for passing a fastener through the furnace engagement member for interconnecting with the furnace. 
     
     
         9 . The furnace of  claim 7  wherein said at least one leg comprises a plurality of legs connected at longitudinally spaced locations on the furnace engagement member. 
     
     
         10 . The furnace of  claim 7  wherein said at least one leg is adjustable in height measured from the underside of the furnace engagement member to a foot of the leg disposed distally thereto. 
     
     
         11 . The furnace of  claim 7  wherein there is provided a plurality of furnace engagement members each mounted to the bottom of the furnace at a location spaced from the other in a direction from the front to the rear of the furnace and in a manner so as to extend from one of the sides of the furnace to the other.