Mounting system for sink
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsShawn J. Booth, Jason R. Miller, James S. Giefer
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Abstract
A mounting system for securing a sink to a countertop supported by a cabinet is provided. The mounting system includes a receiving structure configured to be supported under a rim of the sink, a bracket having a first portion configured to engage a portion of the cabinet and a second portion configured to engage a bottom of a basin of the sink, a linking member extending between the receiving structure and the bracket, a first connector configured to engage a first end of the linking member and retain the linking member relative to the receiving structure, and a second connector configured to engage a second end of the linking member and secure the bracket against the cabinet and the bottom of the basin of the sink.
Claims18
An apron-front sink assembly, comprising:
- a sink comprising a basin and a rim, the basin having a floor at a lower portion of the basin, and the rim extending from an upper portion of the basin;
- a bracket engaging an underside of the floor;
- a linking member having a first end, which couples to the rim, and a second end, which extends through the bracket;
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- a fastener coupling the bracket and the linking member.
An apron-front sink assembly, comprising:
- a sink comprising a basin having a floor at a lower portion of the basin, a rim extending from an upper portion of the basin, and an apron extending laterally across a front of the basin;
- a linking member having an end that extends below an underside of the floor of the basin and an opposite end that couples to the rim;
- a bracket engaging the underside of the floor;
- and
- a fastener coupling the bracket and the linking member.
A method of installing an apron-front sink assembly, the method comprising:
- coupling a linking member to a sink, the sink comprising a basin having a floor at a lower portion of the basin, and a rim extending from an upper portion of the basin, wherein the linking member includes a first end coupled to the rim and a second end extending below an underside of the floor;
- inserting a bracket over the second end of the linking member through the bracket, so that the bracket engages the underside of the floor of the basin;
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- coupling a fastener to the second end to secure the bracket to the underside of the floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.