Sink having removable apron and accessory systems
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsEvan Grybush, Steven F. Ellingsen, Niels J. Eilmus, Terrence K. Mahon
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Abstract
A sink system includes a basin and an apron. The basin includes a floor, a front wall, and a basin rim. The front wall is contiguous with the floor. The basin rim has a rim front side that is contiguous with the front wall. The rim front side includes an aperture. The apron includes an apron coupling wall. The apron coupling wall is configured to be coupled to the rim front side. The apron coupling wall includes an apron slot that is configured to be aligned with the aperture when the apron is coupled to the basin rim.
Claims17
A basin for a sink system, the basin comprising:
- a floor disposed along a first plane;
- a front wall contiguous with the floor;
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- a basin channel contiguous with an interior surface of the front wall, the basin channel configured to receive a portion of a basin accessory such that the basin accessory is suspended above the floor, wherein the basin channel includes a first portion extending across at least a portion of the front wall;
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- a basin rim having a rim front side contiguous with the front wall,
- wherein the rim front side includes a first wall, a second wall, and a lip wall between the first and second walls, wherein the first wall, second wall, and lip wall define the first portion of the basin channel.
The basin of 1, further comprising a basin accessory and a basin accessory coupler configured to couple the accessory to the basin channel.
A basin for a sink system, the basin comprising:
- a floor disposed along a first plane;
- a first wall contiguous with the floor;
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- a basin channel contiguous with an interior surface of the first wall, the basin channel configured to receive a portion of a basin accessory such that the basin accessory is suspended above the floor, wherein the basin channel includes a first portion extending across at least a portion of the first wall;
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- a basin rim having a rim side contiguous with the first wall,
- wherein the rim side includes a first rim wall, a second rim wall, and a lip wall between the first and second rim walls, wherein the first rim wall, second rim wall, and lip wall define the first portion of the basin channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.