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US 11,598,077 B2Granted
Apron front sink with interchangeable faces
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsJason R. Miller, Ryan R. Detlaff
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Abstract
A sink includes a basin configured to hold water, an apron extending from a front of the basin and having a plurality of walls and a rear surface defining an opening in a front of the apron, and a panel assembly removably received in the opening, where an outer perimeter of the panel assembly is spaced apart from an inner perimeter of the plurality of walls of the apron.
Claims20
A sink comprising:
- a basin configured to hold water;
- an apron extending from a front of the basin and having a plurality of walls and a rear surface defining an opening in a front of the apron;
- and
- a panel assembly removably received in the opening and comprising:
- a carrier detachably coupled to the apron with a first fastener;
- a tray having a base and a lip extending around a perimeter of the base, the base having a bore for receiving a second fastener, which couples the tray to the carrier;
- and
- a panel coupled to the base opposite the carrier and surrounded by the lip of the tray,
- wherein the tray is received in the opening in the front of the apron with a front surface of the panel facing away from the carrier.
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A panel assembly configured to be coupled to an apron of a sink, the panel assembly comprising:
- a carrier configured to be detachably coupled to the apron;
- a tray coupled to the carrier, the tray having a base and a lip extending around a perimeter of the base;
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- a panel coupled to the base opposite the carrier and surrounded by the lip of the tray.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.