System and Method for Installing an Undermount Sink
OwnerJeffrey M Provencherinventor
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Abstract
An undermount sink mounting system includes a support member adapted to engage a frame onto which a countertop is mounted. The support member upwardly supports a sink engagement lever, which is adapted to engage a sink in such a way that said sink engagement lever presses the sink upwardly toward the countertop when the sink is mounted. A height adjustment member is adapted to move the sink engagement lever upwardly to engage the sink and adjust how forcefully said sink engagement lever presses against the sink.
Claims15
A system for mounting a sink to the underside of a countertop, the system comprising:
- a support member connectable to a frame on which the countertop is positioned;
- a height adjustment member attached to the support member;
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- a sink engagement lever upwardly supported by the height adjustment member, the sink engagement lever having (a) a first end meeting the height adjustment member and configured to contact the underside of a countertop, (b) a pivot point where the first end meets the height adjustment member, and (c) a second end spaced from the pivot point and configured to contact a sink;
- wherein the height adjustment member is configured to raise the sink engagement lever relative to the support member.
A sink mounting apparatus comprising:
- a support member including a mounting bracket configured to attach to a countertop supporting frame;
- a height adjustment member attached to the support member;
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- a sink engagement lever upwardly supported by the height adjustment member, the sink engagement lever having (a) a first end meeting the height adjustment member, (b) a pivot point where the first end meets the height adjustment member, and (c) a second end spaced from the pivot point.
A method of installing a sink, the method comprising:
- attaching a support member to a frame configured to upwardly support a counter;
- resting a sink on a sink engagement lever attached to the support member;
- raising the sink by adjusting a height adjustment member upwardly supporting the sink engagement lever;
- wherein, while raising the sink, the sink engagement lever contacts the counter causing the sink engagement lever to pivot about a pivot point which causes the sink to raise.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.