Apron-front sink assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10092097-B2
Application number	US-201715417031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2017
Priority date	Mar 4, 2011
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

An assembly includes a cabinet including a front face and an opening in the front face that is defined at least in part by two vertical cut lines and a horizontal cut line that extends between the two vertical cut lines. The assembly also includes a sink coupled to the cabinet, the sink including a basin and an apron coupled to the basin and located forward of the basin to provide a front surface of the sink. The apron has a lateral width that is wider than the opening such that ends of the apron overlap the two vertical cut lines to conceal the vertical cut lines on the front face of the cabinet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly comprising:
a cabinet including a front face and an opening in the front face that is defined at least in part by two vertical cut lines and a horizontal cut line that extends between the two vertical cut lines; and
a sink coupled to the cabinet, the sink comprising:
a basin; and
an apron coupled to the basin and located forward of the basin to define a space between a front wall of the basin and the apron;

wherein the apron has a lateral width that is wider than the opening such that ends of the apron overlap the two vertical cut lines to conceal the two vertical cut lines on the front face of the cabinet; and
wherein at least a portion of the front face is received in the space directly between the front wall of the basin and the apron.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the apron overlaps the horizontal cut line to conceal the horizontal cut line on the front face of the cabinet.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sink further comprises a rim extending from an upper end of the basin and wherein an upper end of the apron is coplanar with the rim.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein a left edge of the rim and a right edge of the rim are 34 inches apart.

5. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein a left edge of the rim and a right edge of the rim are 31 inches apart.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of at least one of the two vertical cut lines and the horizontal cut line is part of a drawer opening formed in the front face of the cabinet.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet comprises a first side panel and a second side panel spaced apart from the first side panel by 36 inches.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet comprises a first side panel and a second side panel spaced apart from the first side panel by 33 inches.

9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet comprises a first side panel and a second side panel spaced apart from the first side panel by 30 inches.

10. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the apron has a height of between 6 and 7 inches, inclusive.

11. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the apron has a height of between 8 and 9 inches, inclusive.

12. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising at least one door located below the apron.

13. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein a first end of the apron is aligned with a left edge of the at least one door.

14. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet is an off-the-shelf cabinet.

15. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sink further comprises a rim extending from an upper end of the basin, and wherein only the rim couples the apron to the basin.

16. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the entire apron is positioned in front of the opening.

17. An assembly comprising:
a cabinet including a front face and an opening in the front face that is defined at least in part by two vertical edges and a horizontal edge that extends between the two vertical edges; and
a sink comprising:
a basin; and
an apron coupled to the basin and located forward of the basin to define a space between a front wall of the basin and the apron;

wherein the apron has a lateral width that is wider than the opening such that ends of the apron overlap the two vertical edges to conceal the two vertical edges on the front face of the cabinet; and
wherein at least a portion of the front face is received in the space directly between the front wall of the basin and the apron.

18. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the sink comprises a left side, a right side, and a rim extending from an upper end of the sink, and wherein a left edge of the rim and a right edge of the rim are 34 inches apart.

19. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the sink comprises a left side, a right side, and a rim extending from an upper end of the sink, and wherein a left edge of the rim and a right edge of the rim are 31 inches apart.

20. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the sink comprises a left side, a right side, and a rim extending from an upper end of the sink, and wherein a left edge of the rim and a right edge of the rim are 28 inches apart.

21. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the cabinet comprises a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the distance between the first side wall and the second side wall is 36 inches.

22. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the cabinet comprises a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the distance between the first side wall and the second side wall is 33 inches.

Assignees

• Kohler Co
• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Booth Shawn J
• Giefer James S

Classifications

• E03C1/18 Primary

  Sinks, whether or not connected to the waste-pipe · CPC title

• A47B77/06 Primary

  for incorporating sinks, with or without draining boards, splash-backs, or the like (constructional features of draining boards A47L19/02; sinks E03C1/18) · CPC title

• E03C1/33

  Fastening sinks or basins in an apertured support · CPC title

• A47B77/022

  Work tops · CPC title

• E03C1/186

  Separate partition walls, lids, protecting borders, or the like, for sinks · CPC title