IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,414,849
Granted Patent B2
US 11,414,849 · App. 16/867,870 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Hand wash and dump sink assembly

Inventor: Naoki Sonoda (Palatine, IL)
E03C1/186E03C1/182
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,414,849
App. No.
16/867,870
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wash sink and dump sink assembly comprising: A combination sink, comprising of a housing structure with two full length side walls, a full length back wall, a floor, a shorter front wall and four supporting legs; a drainage means situated at the floor of the housing structure; a faucet located at the head of the back wall of the housing structure; and a tray structure resting on pegs inserted into the side walls of the housing structure.

Claims (16)

1. A wash sink and dump sink assembly comprising:

a. a combination sink, comprising of a housing structure with two full length side walls, a full length back wall, a floor, a shorter front wall and four supporting legs;

b. a drainage means situated at the floor of the housing structure;

c. a faucet located at a head of the back wall of the housing structure; and

d. a tray structure, dividing the combination sink into a top zone and a bottom zone, resting on removable pegs inserted into the side walls of the housing structure, the tray structure being removable, wherein the tray structure comprises of a back wall, two side walls, a downward inclining floor, the downward inclining floor extending away from the full length back wall and towards the shorter front wall, and a backward recessed portion located at a front extremity of the downward inclining floor, wherein the downward inclining floor allows used water to flow into the bottom zone of the combination sink, further wherein the backward recessed portion is configured to ensure that all of the used water from the top zone, in which the tray structure rests, flows into the bottom zone.

2. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the side walls of the tray structure comprise slots on which the tray structure rests on the pegs.

3. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the downward inclining floor of the tray structure is non-porous.

4. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the downward inclining floor of the tray structure is configured to prevent accumulation of standing water.

5. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the tray structure is dishwasher safe.

6. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the tray structure is made of non-corrosive material.

7. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the top zone is configured exclusively for hand washing.

8. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottom zone is configured for dumping wet waste.

9. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the tray structure is configured to prevent back splash between the top zone and the bottom zone.

10. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein an automatic sensor controls water flow from the faucet.

11. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a tray holder affixed to the shorter front wall.

12. The wash and dump sink assembly of claim 1 wherein water from the faucet is capable of being used to melt dumped ice in the bottom zone.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62846704 · May 12, 2019
Related Publication 20200354934A1 · Nov 12, 2020
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