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A Furniture Leg Extension and Leveling Device and Method for Use is disclosed. The device enables the user to adjust the height of a piece of furniture, such as a bathroom vanity cabinet. The device and method involves adding an extension member to each of the legs of the cabinet. The device attache

A Furniture Leg Extension and Leveling Device and Method for Use is disclosed. The device enables the user to adjust the height of a piece of furniture, such as a bathroom vanity cabinet. The device and method involves adding an extension member to each of the legs of the cabinet. The device attaches with a single custom bolt that threads into a threaded insert that is screwed into a bore cut into the bottom of the legs. The device further includes a leveling foot for accomplishing fine adjustment to leg height to account for minute floor surface irregularities. The custom bolt used for attaching the extension member has a threaded post at one end and a threaded bore formed at its other end.

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What is claimed is: 1. A device for extending a furniture leg, comprising an extension member defined by a top face, a bottom face and a longitudinal bore interconnecting said top and bottom faces, said top and bottom faces separated by an extension member height; an extension bolt, formed from a s

What is claimed is: 1. A device for extending a furniture leg, comprising an extension member defined by a top face, a bottom face and a longitudinal bore interconnecting said top and bottom faces, said top and bottom faces separated by an extension member height; an extension bolt, formed from a single piece, having a top end and a bottom end, said top end defined by an upper threaded post and said bottom end defined by a lower threaded bore, said threads on said upper post extending less than the entire length of said bolt, said upper threaded post defining external threads and an external diameter and said lower threaded bore defines internal threads formed on an internal diameter, said external diameter and threads are cooperatively sized to be engagable with said internal diameter and threads, said extension bolt defining a length that exceeds said extension member height; and a leveling assembly defined by a foot and a threaded post extending upwardly therefrom, said leveling assembly threaded post configured to engage said lower threaded bore. 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising: a threaded insert configured to threadedly engaging a bore formed in said leg, said insert comprising an outer threaded surface and an inner threaded bore, said inner threaded bore cooperatively designed to accept said upper threaded post, and further defining an internal diameter and internal threads formed thereon that are both substantially the same as said extension bolt threaded bore internal diameter and internal threads. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein said extension bolt comprises: a first end terminating in said upper threaded post; and a second end opposite said first end, said second end comprising a socket formed therein, said lower threaded bore opening into said socket. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein: said upper threaded post defines a first diameter; and said extension bolt further defines a non-threaded shaft defining a second diameter, said second diameter differing from said first diameter, said shaft and said threaded post interconnected by a conical shoulder. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein said shaft cooperates with said longitudinal bore to be acceptable within said longitudinal bore. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein said extension member is further defined by a front face opposite a rear face, said front face tapering towards said back face. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein said leveling assembly further comprises a locking member threadedly engaging said leveling assembly threaded post. 8. A furniture leg extension and leveling assembly for use with a furniture leg, said furniture leg defining an outer shape having a profile at its lower end and an internal bore formed therein, comprising: an extension member defined by a top face and a bottom face, said top face defining an outer shape having a profile substantially identical to said outer shape profile of said lower end of said furniture leg; an extension bolt, formed from a single piece, inserted through a bore formed in said extension member and threadedly engaging a threaded insert into said leg, said threaded insert defining an internal bore having an internal diameter and internal threads formed on said internal bore; and a leveling assembly threadedly engaging said extension bolt and further defined by a foot, said leveling assembly defining a threaded post having an external diameter and external threads formed on said post, said insert threaded bore internal diameter and threads and said assembly threaded post external diameter and external threads sized to be threadedly engagable. 9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein: said threaded insert threadedly engages the bore formed in a leg, said insert comprising an outer threaded surface and an inner threaded bore, said inner threaded bore cooperatively designed to accept said upper threaded post. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein said extension bolt comprises: a first end terminating in said upper threaded post; and a second end opposite said first end, said second end comprising a socket formed therein, said lower threaded bore opening into said socket. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein: said second end of said extension bolt is defined by a bottom face; and said socket comprises a wrench-accepting depression formed in said bottom face. 12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein said threaded insert is further defined by a bottom face, said bottom face of said threaded insert further defined by at least one tool-engagable depression in said bottom face of said threaded portion. 13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein said shaft cooperates with said longitudinal bore to be acceptable within said longitudinal bore. 14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said extension member is further defined by a front face opposite a rear face, said front face tapering towards said back face. 15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein said leveling assembly further comprises a locking member threadedly engaging said leveling assembly threaded post.