# US 10,119,255 B2 · Stainless steel mop sink assembly

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- Number: US 10,119,255 B2
- Document ID: US10119255B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/993,462
- Filed: 2016-01-12
- Published: 2016-07-21
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-01-15
- Applicants: James Chadwick Dover
- Inventors: James Chadwick Dover
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119255B2

## CPC

- E03C 1/182: connected to the waste-pipe
- E03C 1/181: Anti-splash devices in sinks, e.g. splash guards (jet regulators E03C1/08)
- E03C: DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER (not connected to either water-supply main or to waste pipe A47K; devices of the kind used in the ground E03B, E03F); SINKS

## Abstract

A mop sink assembly having a mop sink with a back wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a front wall; and a bottom with a drain opening. The mop sink is comprised of a heavy gauge stainless steel; preferably 12 gauge 304 stainless steel. The mop sink assembly may further include a backsplash and a seamless joint seal. In practice the backsplash and the seamless joint seal are beneficially made of a fiberglass reinforced plastic.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mop sink assembly, comprising:
a stainless steel sink having a top perimeter formed by a back wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a front wall, said stainless said steel sink further including a sink bottom having a drain opening;
at least one fiberglass backsplash having a bottom edge disposed above said top perimeter so as to form a gap between said stainless steel sink and said backsplash; and
an elongated waterproof joint seal inserted into and extending from said gap, said joint seal having a mushroom-shaped convex cap that covers at least part of said bottom edge and at least part of said top perimeter.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mop sink assembly according to claim 1, wherein said stainless steel is 304 stainless steel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The mop sink assembly according to claim 2, wherein said 304 stainless steel is 12 gauge 304 stainless steel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The mop sink assembly according to claim 1, wherein said joint seal is comprised of fiberglass reinforced plastic.

### Claim 5

A mop sink assembly, comprising:
a stainless steel sink having a back wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a front wall, a sink bottom with a drain opening, and a top perimeter formed by said back wall, by said left side wall and by said right side wall;
a backsplash having a bottom edge disposed above said top perimeter so as to form a gap; and
a mushroom-shaped elongated joint inserted into said gap, said joint having a convex cap that covers at least part of said bottom edge and at least part of said perimeter, and sides that extend into said gap;
wherein said elongated joint forms a waterproof seal between said backsplash and said stainless steel sink.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The mop sink assembly according to claim 5, wherein said stainless steel is 304 stainless steel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The mop sink assembly according to claim 6, wherein said 304 stainless steel is 12 gauge 304 stainless steel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The mop sink assembly according to claim 5, wherein said elongated joint is comprised of fiberglass reinforced plastic.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The mop sink assembly according to claim 5, wherein said backsplash is comprised of fiberglass reinforced plastic.