US 9,775,470 B2Granted

Sink accessory

AssigneeKohler Co.

InventorsNiels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller

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Abstract

A sink accessory comprising a wire-form attachment structure and a supporting structure. The wire-form attachment structure is configured to be secured to a section of a divider of the sink to support the sink accessory. The attachment structure includes a base, a first leg, and a second leg spaced apart from the first leg. The supporting structure is coupled to and extends from one of the first and second legs. The supporting structure is also configured to extend offset from and adjacent to the divider.

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Dependent claims

A kitchen sink assembly comprising:

a first basin having an inner wall;
a second basin having an inner wall;
a dividing wall extending between the inner walls of the first and second basins to form a divider therebetween;
a first accessory configured to removably attach to the divider, the first accessory comprising:
a wire-form first attachment structure configured to directly couple the first accessory to a first section of the divider;
a wire-form second attachment structure spaced apart from the first attachment structure and configured to directly couple the first accessory to a second section of the divider;
a first supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures adjacent to one of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;
a second supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures adjacent to the other of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;
and
a second accessory configured to removably attach to the divider, the second accessory comprising:
a first attachment structure configured to couple the second accessory to the first section of the divider;
a second attachment structure spaced apart from the first attachment structure of the second accessory and configured to couple the second accessory to the second section of the divider;
and
a supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures of the second accessory adjacent to one of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;
wherein the first attachment structure of the second accessory is configured to nest with the first attachment structure of the first accessory when both first attachment structures are coupled to the first section of the divider;
and
wherein the second attachment structure of the second accessory is configured to nest with the second attachment structure of the first accessory when both second attachment structures are coupled to the second section of the divider.

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Abstract

A kitchen sink assembly comprising:

a first basin having an inner wall;
a second basin having an inner wall;
a dividing wall extending between the inner walls of the first and second basins to form a divider therebetween;
a first accessory configured to removably attach to the divider, the first accessory comprising:
a wire-form first attachment structure configured to directly couple the first accessory to a first section of the divider;
a wire-form second attachment structure spaced apart from the first attachment structure and configured to directly couple the first accessory to a second section of the divider;
a first supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures adjacent to one of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;
a second supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures adjacent to the other of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;
and
a second accessory configured to removably attach to the divider, the second accessory comprising:
a first attachment structure configured to couple the second accessory to the first section of the divider;
a second attachment structure spaced apart from the first attachment structure of the second accessory and configured to couple the second accessory to the second section of the divider;
and
a supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures of the second accessory adjacent to one of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;
wherein the first attachment structure of the second accessory is configured to nest with the first attachment structure of the first accessory when both first attachment structures are coupled to the first section of the divider;
and
wherein the second attachment structure of the second accessory is configured to nest with the second attachment structure of the first accessory when both second attachment structures are coupled to the second section of the divider.

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