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US 11,377,831 B2Granted
Flush-mounted sink assembly
AssigneeMila International Inc.
InventorShujen Yu
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Abstract
In an implementation, a sink assembly is disclosed. The sink assembly includes a flush-mounted sink assembly including a substrate including a basin portion and a flange portion extending its entirety along a single plane, a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a countertop, and a support structure configured to be disposed over the mounting bracket and interface with the flange portion when installed within a countertop cutout.
Claims20
A sink assembly comprising:
- a flush-mounted sink assembly comprising a substrate including a basin portion and a flange portion extending around an entirety of the basin portion along a single plane;
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- a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a countertop, the mounting bracket having a mounting flange portion and a support flange portion extending substantially perpendicular to the mounting flange portion, the mounting flange portion having a plurality of apertures for receiving mounting fasteners therethrough and the support flange portion having a plurality of threaded apertures for receiving adjustable leveling screws therethrough;
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- a rigid support structure configured to be disposed over the support flange portion of the mounting bracket and supported on a tip of the adjustable leveling screws, the rigid support structure configured to interface with a bottom surface of the flange portion when installed within a countertop cutout.
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A sink assembly comprising:
- a flush-mounted sink assembly comprising a substrate including a basin portion and a flange portion extending around an entirety of the basin portion along a single plane;
- and
- a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a countertop;
- and
- a support structure configured to be disposed over the mounting bracket and interface with a bottom surface of the flange portion when installed within a countertop cutout, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the flange portion to a thickness of the support structure ranges from 1:6.35 to 5:38.1.
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A sink assembly comprising:
- a flush-mounted sink assembly comprising a substrate including a basin portion and a flange portion extending around an entirety of the basin portion along a single plane, wherein a thickness of the basin portion equals a thickness of the flange portion;
- a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a countertop, the mounting bracket having a mounting flange portion and a support flange portion extending substantially perpendicular to the mounting flange portion, the mounting flange portion having a plurality of apertures for receiving mounting fasteners therethrough and the support flange portion having a plurality of threaded apertures for receiving adjustable leveling screws therethrough;
- a rigid support structure configured to be disposed over the support flange of the mounting bracket and supported on a tip of the adjustable leveling screws, the rigid support configured to interface with a bottom surface of the flange portion when installed within a countertop cutout;
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- a plurality of adjustable leveling screws configured to support the rigid support structure and flange portion so that an upper surface of the flange portion is flush with the countertop.
2 more elements
A sink assembly comprising:
- a flush-mounted sink assembly comprising a substrate including a basin portion and a flange portion extending its entirety along a single plane, wherein a thickness of the basin portion equals a thickness of the flange portion;
- a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a countertop;
- a support structure configured to be disposed over the mounting bracket and interface with the flange portion when installed within a countertop cutout;
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- a plurality of adjustment fasteners configured to be adjustably coupled with the mounting bracket, each one of the plurality of adjustment fasteners vertically adjustable to support the support structure and peripheral mounting flange so that an upper surface of the peripheral mounting flange is flush with the countertop, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the flange portion to a thickness of the support structure ranges from 1:6.35 to 5:38.1.
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A sink assembly comprising:
- a flush-mounted sink assembly comprising a unitary sheet of metal formed to include a basin portion and a flange portion extending around an entirety of the basin portion along a single plane;
- a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a side surface of a cutout within a countertop, the mounting bracket having a plurality of threaded apertures for receiving adjustable leveling screws therethrough;
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- a plurality of rigid elongated support members configured to be disposed over the mounting bracket and supported on a tip of the adjustable leveling screws, the rigid support structure configured to interface with a bottom surface of the flange portion when installed within a countertop cutout.
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A sink assembly comprising:
- a flush-mounted sink assembly comprising a unitary sheet of metal formed to include a basin portion and a flange portion extending its entirety along a single plane;
- a mounting bracket configured to be secured to a countertop;
- and
- an elongated support structure configured to be disposed over the mounting bracket and interface with the flange portion when installed within a countertop cutout, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the flange portion to a thickness of the support structure ranges from 1:6.35 to 5:38.1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.