# US 12,000,129 B1 · Sink installation method

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- Number: US 12,000,129 B1
- Document ID: US12000129B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 17/858,503
- Filed: 2022-07-06
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-07-09
- Assignees: Simply Sinks Franchising LLC
- Applicants: Simply Sinks Franchising LLC
- Inventors: Gregory Mixon
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000129B1

## CPC

- E03C 1/33: Fastening sinks or basins in an apertured support
- B32B 37/0046: {characterised by constructional aspects of the apparatus}
- Y10T 156/10: Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
- 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
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A sink installation method comprising the steps of configuring the countertop sink opening to conform to the new sink, placing the sink in the cabinet under the sink opening, placing a lift plate under the sink with a hook extending through the sink drain, placing a winch across the countertop opening, lowering a wire with a hook attached to the free end thereof by means of operation of the winch, interconnecting the lift plate hook and the winch cable hook, lifting the sink into position under the countertop, and adhering the new sink to the underside of the countertop.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of installing a sink at an opening on an underside of a countertop comprising the steps of:
placing a winch apparatus having an extendable cable across the countertop opening,
placing the sink having an upper edge below the countertop opening in a sink cabinet disposed below the countertop opening,
lowering said cable through the countertop opening,
positioning a lift plate under the sink,
interconnecting said cable and said lift plate,
applying adhesive to the upper edge of the sink, and
activating said winch apparatus to raise said sink into contact with a lower surface of said countertop.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising enclosing the countertop opening with plastic,
forming a vent in the plastic, and
removing dust from the enclosure.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein a periphery of said countertop opening is ground down to conform to an outer dimension of said sink.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method according to claim 3 wherein any imperfections in an edge of the countertop opening after the grinding process are repaired with a mixture of countertop particles and epoxy.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said cable of said winch apparatus comprises a hook attached to a free end of said cable.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5 wherein said winch apparatus is manually operable by means of a winch crank.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said winch apparatus is mounted on a support bar and a slit is formed in said support bar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein said lift plate comprises a hook upstanding therefrom.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1 wherein after said sink is initially raised into contact with the lower surface of said countertop, said sink is lowered a desired distance from said countertop, and said winch apparatus is locked.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein a flange extends around said upper edge of said sink and adhesive is applied to an upper surface of said flange.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9 wherein said winch apparatus is unlocked, adhesive is applied to said upper edge, and said sink is raised into contact with the lower surface of said countertop and adhered thereto.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11 wherein straps are interconnected respectively to sides of said cabinet and free ends of said straps are interconnected and tightened.