Vessel sink and method of installing same
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsJason R. Miller, Niels J. Eilmus
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Abstract
A sink includes a front wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The front wall includes an inner surface that defines part of a basin of the sink, and an outer surface located opposite the inner surface that is configured to be exposed in front of an opening of a cabinet in which the s sink is installed. The front wall includes first and second lateral portions that extend outwardly past the first and second side walls. The first and second lateral portions of the front wall are configured to at least partially overlap a front face of the cabinet adjacent the opening, so as to substantially conceal the opening when the sink is installed thereto.
Claims19
A sink comprising:
- at least one basin having a first side wall, second side wall, and a front wall, wherein the front wall includes an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of the front wall is configured to be positioned forward of a front face of a cabinet when installed in an opening in the front face of the cabinet;
- a rim extending outwardly in a substantially horizontal orientation along an upper periphery of the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a first notch at a first end of the rim along the first side wall;
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- a second notch at a first end of the rim along the second side wall and opposite the first notch;
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- wherein the first notch and the second notch are each configured to receive a portion of the front face of the cabinet therein.
A sink comprising:
- a plurality of walls cooperatively defining at least one basin, wherein a front wall of the plurality of walls includes an inner surface and an outer surface,
- wherein the inner surface of the front wall defines part of the at least one basin, and the outer surface of the front wall defines an outer facing surface of the sink that is configured to be exposed in front of an opening in a front face of a cabinet, and
- wherein the entire front wall is configured to be positioned forward of the front face of the cabinet when the sink is installed therein;
- a rim extending outwardly in a substantially horizontal orientation along an upper periphery of at least one of the plurality of walls;
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- a first notch at a first end of the rim, wherein the first notch is configured to receive a portion of the front face of the cabinet therein.
A method of installing a sink into a cabinet, the method comprising:
- aligning a sink with an opening defined in a front face of the cabinet, wherein the sink comprises a plurality of walls cooperatively defining at least one basin, wherein a front wall includes an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein sink further comprises a rim extending outwardly in a substantially horizontal orientation along an upper periphery of at least one wall of the plurality of walls, and a first notch at a first end of the rim;
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- installing the sink within the opening such that at least a rear portion of the front wall engages the front face of the cabinet and at least a portion of the inner surface of the front wall is positioned forward of the front face of the cabinet, and a portion of the front face of the cabinet is received within the first notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.