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Granted Patent B2
US 12,507,798 · App. 18/104,657 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Multi-configurable countertop

Inventors: Michele Zucca (Gallo di Petriano, IT); Benjamin Ward (White, GA); Michael Chung (Ajax, CA); Emily Knight (Brookhaven, GA)
Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
A47B77/022A47B96/201A47B13/088A47B2077/025
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,507,798
App. No.
18/104,657
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A countertop system includes a first slab having a first lateral slot that is laterally obscured by a first cover, and a second slab having a second lateral slot that is laterally obscured by a second cover. The first and second covers are configured to be removed with an application of pressure, and the first slot aligns with the second slot to receive a connector to couple the first slab to the second slab.

Claims (25)

1 . A countertop system comprising:

a first slab having a first bottom surface, a first side surface, and a first lateral slot, wherein the first lateral slot extends into the first bottom surface to a depth less than a thickness of the first slab, and the first lateral slot is laterally obscured on the first side surface by a first cover; and

a second slab having a second bottom surface, a second side surface, and a second lateral slot, wherein the second lateral slot extends into the second bottom surface to a depth less than a thickness of the second slab, and the second lateral slot is laterally obscured on the second side surface by a second cover,

wherein:

the first and second covers are configured to be removed with an application of pressure, and

the first slot aligns with the second slot to receive a connector to couple the first slab to the second slab.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the first slab comprises a first body having a first exterior surface;

the second slab comprises a second body having a second exterior surface;

the first cover has a first cover exterior surface that is monolithic with the first exterior surface of the first body; and

the second cover has a second cover exterior surface that is monolithic with the second exterior surface of the second body.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein:

the first exterior surface and the first cover exterior surface comprise a first laminate layer; and

the second exterior surface and the second cover exterior surface comprise a second laminate layer.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first slab is substantially rectangular and further comprises a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a third lateral side, and a fourth lateral side,

wherein the first slot comprises a plurality of slots, and

wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth lateral sides comprises at least one of the plurality of slots.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth lateral sides comprises two of the plurality of slots.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein a distance between the two of the plurality of slots is equal for all of the first, second, third, and fourth lateral sides.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the second slab is identical to the first slab, and wherein the two of the plurality of slots of the first side of the first slab are configured to align with two of a second plurality of slots of any of the lateral sides of the second slab.

8 . The system of claim 4 , wherein:

the first and third lateral sides are of a first length,

the second and fourth lateral sides are of a second length greater than the first length, and

the at least one slot of each of the second and fourth sides is closer to the first side than to the third side.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one slot of each of the second and fourth lateral sides is within 6 inches of the first side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: ZUCCA, MICHELE; WARD, BENJAMIN; CHUNG, MICHAEL; KNIGHT, EMILY
To: HOME DEPOT PRODUCT AUTHORITY, LLC
Reel/Frame 069391/0648 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240251944A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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