Sink with integrated rinse feature
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsNiels Eilmus, Chanseol Chung, Steven F. Ellingsen, Christopher Santos
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Abstract
A sink system includes a basin and a rinsing system. The basin includes a first wall configured to contain water within the basin. The rinsing system is integrated with the basin. The rinsing system includes one or more water outlets and a fluid conduit. The one or more water outlets are located along the first wall of the basin and are configured to dispense water into the basin. The fluid conduit extends at least partially along the first wall of the basin. The fluid conduit is fluidly coupled to the one or more water outlets and is configured to deliver water to the one or more water outlets.
Claims20
A sink system comprising:
- a basin comprising a first wall configured to contain water within the basin;
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- a rinsing system integrated with the basin and comprising:
- one or more water outlets located along the first wall of the basin and configured to dispense water into the basin;
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- a fluid conduit extending at least partially along the first wall of the basin, the fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the one or more water outlets and configured to deliver water to the one or more water outlets.
A sink system comprising:
- a faucet comprising:
- a first faucet outlet located along a first surface of the faucet and configured to dispense water from the faucet in a first direction;
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- a second faucet outlet located along a second surface of the faucet opposite the first surface and configured to dispense water from the faucet in a second direction opposite the first direction;
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- a basin comprising:
- one or more water outlets located along a wall of the basin;
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- a fluid conduit configured to connect to the first faucet outlet, receive water dispensed from the faucet via the first faucet outlet, and deliver the water dispensed from the faucet to the one or more water outlets located along the wall of the basin.
A sink system comprising:
- a basin comprising a plurality of water outlets located along one or more walls of the basin and configured to spray water into the basin;
- a removable cover configured to attach to the basin and enclose at least a portion of the basin comprising the plurality of water outlets;
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- a controller configured to operate in a dishwashing mode in which the controller causes the plurality of water outlets to spray the water into the basin according to a predetermined dishwashing cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.