IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,913,206
Granted Patent B1
US 11,913,206 · App. 17/750,622 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Sink mounting apparatus

Inventor: Taylor Banks (Hudson, WI)
E03C1/324E03C1/32E03C1/33
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,913,206
App. No.
17/750,622
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B1
Abstract

A bracket includes a mounting flange configured to couple to a mounting surface, and a support member coupled to the mounting flange with at least a portion of the support member being horizontal. The support member comprises a hole that extends from a top surface of the support member to a bottom surface of the support member. The hole is configured to receive an adjustable support. The bracket also includes a first vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and coupled to a first side of the support member, and a second vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and coupled to a second side of the support member.

Claims (30)

1. A bracket comprising:

a mounting flange configured to couple to a mounting surface;

a support member coupled to the mounting flange with at least a portion of the support member being horizontal, the support member comprising a hole that extends from a top surface of the support member to a bottom surface of the support member, the hole being configured to receive an adjustable support;

a first vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and rigidly coupled to a first side of the support member such that the first vertical support flange extends above and below the support member, and such that, after completion of manufacture of the bracket, the first vertical support flange remains immovably fixed to the support member; and

a second vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and rigidly coupled to a second side of the support member such that the second vertical support flange extends above and below the support member, and such that, after the completion of the manufacture of the bracket, the second vertical support flange remains immovably fixed to the support member; and wherein the support member comprises a socket that is configured to receive a fastener of the adjustable support, the socket having a base that is a recessed portion of the top surface of the support member.

2. The bracket of claim 1 and wherein the base of the socket comprises an opening into the hole in the support member.

3. The bracket of claim 2 and wherein the socket is configured to receive a nut of the adjustable support and the hole is configured to receive a bolt of the of the adjustable support.

4. The bracket of claim 1 and further comprising an internal vertical support between the first vertical support flange and the second vertical support flange.

5. The bracket of claim 1 and wherein the mounting flange, the support member, the first vertical support flange and the second vertical support flange comprise plastic.

6. A bracket comprising:

a mounting flange configured to couple to a mounting surface;

a support member coupled to the mounting flange with at least a portion of the support member being horizontal, the horizontal portion of the support member comprising a hole that extends from a top surface of the horizontal portion of support member to a bottom surface of the horizontal portion of the support member, the hole being configured to receive an adjustable support;

a first vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and coupled to a first side of the support member such that the first vertical support flange extends above and below the support member;

a second vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and coupled to a second side of the support member such that the second vertical support flange extends above and below the support member,

wherein the horizontal portion of the support member is between the first and second vertical support flanges and comprises a single-layered piece that includes the hole, with an entirety of the bottom surface of the horizontal portion of the support member being uniplanar, and

wherein the horizontal portion of the support member comprises a socket that is configured to receive a fastener of the adjustable support, the socket having a base that is a recessed portion of the top surface of the horizontal portion of the support member, and

wherein the base of the socket comprises an opening into the hole in the horizontal portion of the support member.

7. The bracket of claim 6 and wherein the socket is configured to receive a nut of the adjustable support and the hole is configured to receive a bolt of the of the adjustable support.

8. The bracket of claim 6 and further comprising an internal vertical support between the first vertical support flange and the second vertical support flange.

9. The bracket of claim 6 and wherein the mounting flange, the support member, the first vertical support flange and the second vertical support flange comprise plastic.

10. A bracket comprising:

a mounting flange configured to couple to a mounting surface;

a support member coupled to the mounting flange with at least a portion of the support member being horizontal, the support member comprising a hole that extends from a top surface of the support member to a bottom surface of the support member, the hole being configured to receive an adjustable support;

a first vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and coupled to a first side of the support member such that the first vertical support flange extends above and below the support member; and

a second vertical support flange coupled to the mounting flange, and coupled to a second side of the support member such that the second vertical support flange extends above and below the support member, and

wherein the support member comprises a socket that is configured to receive a fastener of the adjustable support, the socket having a base that is a recessed portion of the top surface of the support member.

11. The bracket of claim 10 and wherein the base of the socket comprises an opening into the hole in the support member.

12. The bracket of claim 11 and wherein the socket is configured to receive a nut of the adjustable support and the hole is configured to receive a bolt of the of the adjustable support.

13. The bracket of claim 10 and further comprising an internal vertical support between the first vertical support flange and the second vertical support flange.

14. The bracket of claim 10 and wherein the mounting flange, the support member, the first vertical support flange and the second vertical support flange comprise plastic.

Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part PCTUS2020023639 · Mar 19, 2020
Continuation In Part 16707922 · Dec 9, 2019
Provisional Application 63251304 · Oct 1, 2021
Provisional Application 62790285 · Jan 9, 2019
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