Sink
AssigneeTop Shelf Manufacturing, LLC
InventorSamuel M. Miller
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Abstract
A sink with an integrally formed an inconspicuous storage space including a storage shelf. The sink has a basin portion and a niche that is integrally formed into the basin and extends substantially along the basin widthwise. The niche is an open area surrounded by three walls including a substantially horizontal floor that forms a substantially horizontal shelf, a substantially vertical wall, and a substantially horizontal ceiling disposed above the floor. The shelf may be used to store dishwashing accessories such as sponges and pads, and other items. The niche is aesthetically pleasing because it is not viewable from the front of the sink and can be seen only from the interior of the sink.
Claims9
A sink comprising:
- a basin;
- a niche integrally formed into the basin that extends substantially widthwise along the basin;
- wherein the niche is defined by a substantially horizontal floor that forms a substantially horizontal shelf, a substantially vertical wall, and a substantially horizontal ceiling disposed above the floor;
- and
- wherein the substantially horizontal ceiling overhangs an entirety of the substantially horizontal floor such that the substantially horizontal ceiling and substantially horizontal floor extend to points in a substantially same vertical plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.