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US 2016/0237664 A1Published application
Convex-Bottom Sink with Improved Self-Rinsing Capability
AssigneeCascade Revolution, LLC
InventorsNicholas WOBBROCK, Jan PAWLUSKIEWICZ
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Abstract
A sink basin having a convex hump in the floor of the basin improves self-rinsing by directing water falling into the basin from a faucet to flow clown the hump and across the floor of the basin, then around the perimeter of the basin to the drain orifice. A variety of shapes, materials and surface finishes are also described and claimed.
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An improved sink basin comprising:
- a mounting lip;
- substantially vertical walls extending downward from the mounting lip and forming an outer perimeter of a basin, said outer perimeter angled toward a lowest point along the outer perimeter;
- a drain hole located near the lowest point;
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- a floor of the basin, the floor having a convex hump rising smoothly upward from the floor, and
- an apex of the convex hump positioned to lie near a stream of water from a faucet installed near the basin.
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A sink basin having improved self-rinsing characteristics, comprising:
- a concave basin having roughly vertical side walls and a tilted outer perimeter near bottom extents of the side walls;
- a drain hole near a lowest point of the concave basin;
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- a basin floor having a convex hump rising smoothly above a level of the bottom extents of the side walls,
- a high point of said convex hump positioned to lie near a stream of water from a faucet installed near the concave basin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.