Method of installing apron-front sink

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10130173-B2
Application number	US-201715417035-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2017
Priority date	Mar 4, 2011
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A method of installing an apron-front sink to a cabinet includes inserting a portion of an apron-front sink through an opening in a front panel of a cabinet. The apron-front sink has an apron that is wider than the opening and conceals edges of the opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of installing an apron-front sink to a cabinet, comprising:
inserting a portion of an apron-front sink through an opening in a front panel of a cabinet;
wherein the apron-front sink comprises a basin and an apron spaced apart from the basin, wherein the apron is wider than the opening to overlap at least a portion of the front panel and conceal each of the edges of the opening.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising cutting the opening in the front panel.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein cutting the opening comprises utilizing a template to define the opening and cutting the front panel to remove material therefrom to form the opening.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein cutting the opening comprises removing the portion of the front panel above a drawer opening formed in the front panel.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the opening is partially defined by a drawer opening formed in the front panel.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising removing a rail above the drawer opening.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing a false front concealing a drawer opening and removing cabinet material above the drawer opening.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edges include a lower edge and wherein the method further includes positioning the sink such that a lower end of the apron conceals the lower edge of the opening.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the lower end of the apron is above a door provided on the front panel.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet comprises at least one support provided on an inner wall of the cabinet and inserting the sink comprises sliding the sink along the support.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the sink includes an upper rim and sliding the sink along the support comprises sliding the upper rim along the support.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the apron-front sink further comprises a rim extending between an upper end of the basin and the apron, and wherein the rim is the only support extending between the basin and the apron.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the entire apron is positioned in front of the opening.

14. A method of installing an apron-front sink to a cabinet, comprising:
positioning an apron-front sink such that a basin of the sink is directly behind an opening in a front panel of a cabinet and an apron of the apron-front sink is directly in front of the opening;
wherein the apron is spaced apart from the basin and is wider than the opening to overlap at least a portion of the front panel and conceal each of the edges of the opening.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising cutting the opening in the front panel.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein cutting the opening comprises utilizing a template to define the opening and cutting the front panel to remove material therefrom to form the opening.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein cutting the opening comprises removing a rail above a drawer opening formed in the front panel.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the opening is partially defined by a drawer opening formed in the front panel.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising removing cabinet material above the drawer opening.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising removing a false front concealing a drawer opening and removing cabinet material above the drawer opening.

21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the edges include a lower edge and wherein the method further includes positioning the sink such that a lower end of the apron conceals the lower edge of the opening.

22. The method of claim 14 , wherein the cabinet comprises at least one support provided on an inner wall of the cabinet and positioning the sink comprises providing an upper rim of the sink onto the support.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Booth Shawn J
• Giefer James S

Classifications

• E03C1/18 Primary

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

• E03C1/33

  Fastening sinks or basins in an apertured support · CPC title

• A47B77/022

  Work tops · 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

• E03C1/186

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