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US 5,842,240 AGranted
Fitting for an appliance such as a sink
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsHisanori Kato, Ryunosuke Takahashi, Klaus Steinmetz, Joachim NieHaus
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Abstract
A fitting for an appliance such as a sink extends between an anchor means (16,112) on the appliance and another anchor means (32,114) on a worktop. The appliance can be fitted easily to the worktop, and can aslo be removed quickly.
Claims4
A fitting for fixing an appliance to a worktop, the appliance having a rim which bears on an upper surface of the worktop, the fitting comprising:
- a first part of a hook and loop fastener attached to the underside of the appliance near the rim;
- a second part of the hook and loop fastener attached to the worktop below the level of the upper surface, the second part having a wedge shaped body with one of the first and second parts of the hook and loop fastener molded on at least one face thereof, the face being in use, at an angle to the plane of the upper surface;
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- the first and the second parts of the hook and loop fastener being brought together to fix the appliance to the upper surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.