Pot and pan washing machine
AssigneeMetcraft, Inc.
InventorsJohn Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale
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Abstract
A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided.
Claims12
Components of a non-welded field joint for connection of a first sink portion to a second sink portion to form a single unit, the first sink portion having a generally flat side abutted flush against a generally flat side of the second sink portion, said components comprising:
- an edge located along an end of the generally flat side of the first sink portion in a direction generally parallel to the flat side of the first sink portion;
- and
- a lip located along an edge of the generally flat side of the second sink portion, said lip extending in an outward direction from said edge of the second sink portion in a direction generally parallel to the flat side of the second sink portion, said lip capable of surrounding said edge of the first sink portion;
- wherein said lip is configured to force the generally flat side of the first sink portion into tight engagement with the generally flat side of the second sink portion when said lip is positioned to surround said edge.
A method of connecting a first sink portion to a second sink portion to form a single unit, the first sink portion having a generally flat side to be abutted flush against a generally flat side of the second sink portion, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an edge along an end of the generally flat side of the first sink portion in a direction generally parallel to the flat side of the first sink portion;
- forming a lip along an edge of the generally flat side of the second sink portion the lip extending in a direction generally parallel to the flat side of the second sink portion;
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- positioning said lip of the second sink portion over said edge of the first sink portion after said forming step thereby forcing the generally flat side of the first sink portion into tight engagement with the generally flat side of the second sink portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.