IP Library Granted Patent US 11,401,706
Granted Patent B2
US 11,401,706 · App. 16/805,391 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Stepped basin sink

Inventors: Jonathan Chong (Chicago, IL); Daniel Worst (Mount Prospect, IL)
Assignee: Elkay Manufacturing Company
E03C1/326C02F1/003E03C1/182C02F2209/445
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Patent No.
US 11,401,706
App. No.
16/805,391
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example sink having a stepped sink basin is provided. The sink includes a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The sink also includes a stepped sink basin that includes a raised portion and a lower basin portion. The raised portion of the basin provides a front ledge extending from the front wall toward the rear wall, and extending between the first and second side walls below a top plane of the sink. The lower portion of the basin extends from a bottom of the rear wall toward the front wall, the lower basin defining a drain. The sink still further includes a surface connecting the front ledge to the lower basin.

Claims (21)

1. A sink comprising:

a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall;

a raised portion extending from the front wall toward the rear wall, and extending between the first and second side walls below a top plane of the sink;

a lower basin extending from a bottom of the rear wall toward the front wall, the lower basin defining a drain;

a connecting surface connecting the raised portion to the lower basin; and

a wire grid positionable within the lower basin, wherein the wire grid is positionable in a first position to create a top surface even with a rear edge of the raised portion.

2. The sink of claim 1 , wherein the raised portion is oriented at an angle with respect to the top plane of the sink.

3. The sink of claim 2 , wherein a front edge of the raised portion is higher than a rear edge of the raised portion.

4. The sink of claim 1 , wherein the raised portion includes a plurality of raised portion surface features.

5. The sink of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of raised portion surface features are oriented parallel to the front wall.

6. The sink of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of raised portion surface features are oriented transverse to the front wall.

7. The sink of claim 1 , wherein the connecting surface is oriented parallel to the front wall.

8. The sink of claim 1 , wherein the connecting surface is oriented at an angle with respect to the front wall.

9. The sink of claim 1 , wherein the connecting surface includes a plurality of connecting surface features.

10. The sink of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of connecting surface features are oriented parallel to the front wall.

11. The sink of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of connecting surface features are oriented transverse to the front wall.

12. The sink of claim 1 , wherein the lower basin comprises a first bowl and a second bowl separated from the first bowl.

13. The sink of claim 12 , further comprising a divider extending from the rear wall to the connecting surface, separating the first bowl and the second bowl.

14. The sink of claim 12 , wherein the first bowl is a different shape than the second bowl.

15. The sink of claim 12 , wherein the first bowl has a different depth than the second bowl.

16. The sink of claim 1 , wherein connections between the front wall and the first and second side walls, and between the rear wall and the first and second side each have a radius.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2022
From: ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060592/0344 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060560/0455 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2021
From: ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 058538/0821 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2020
From: CHONG, JONATHAN; WORST, DANIEL
To: ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 051967/0936 →