Sink attachment for arranging on a sink

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10329755-B2
Application number	US-201715850913-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2017
Priority date	Dec 22, 2016
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

In order to create a sink attachment for arranging on a sink, comprising a coupling device for coupling the sink attachment to a coupling sidewall of a basin of the sink in a working position, which can be easily and stably positioned without multiple horizontal supporting faces having to be formed at the same height on the sink or on a work surface on which the sink is arranged, and without the functionality of the sink attachment or of the sink being limited, it is proposed that the coupling device comprises an inner coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, onto the inner side of the coupling side wall facing the interior of the basin, and comprises an outer coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, onto an outer side of the coupling side wall facing away from the interior of the basin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A combination comprising a sink having at least one basin and a sink attachment for arranging on the sink, comprising a coupling device for coupling the sink attachment to a coupling sidewall of a basin of the sink in a working position,
wherein the coupling device comprises an inner coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, on an inner side of the coupling sidewall facing the interior of the basin and comprises an outer coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, onto an outer side of the coupling sidewall facing away from the interior of the basin,
wherein, in the working position, the sink attachment is coupled by the coupling device to the coupling sidewall only and
wherein a part of the sink attachment which is arranged on that side of the inner coupling element that is facing away from the outer coupling element contains the center of gravity of the sink attachment.

2. The combination according to claim 1 , wherein the inner coupling element is configured to be seated, in the working position, substantially in area contact with the inner side of the coupling sidewall and/or in that the outer coupling element is configured to be seated, in the working position, substantially in area contact with the outer side of the coupling sidewall.

3. The combination according to claim 1 , wherein the inner coupling element and/or the outer coupling element is formed as a bar extending in a longitudinal direction of the sink attachment.

4. The combination according to claim 1 , wherein the inner coupling element and the outer coupling element are arranged on a base body of the sink attachment, the base body having a supporting face.

5. The combination according to claim 4 , wherein the inner coupling element has an inner seating face and the outer coupling element has an outer seating face, wherein the inner seating face and the outer seating face are tilted toward each other in such a way that the distance between the inner seating face and the outer seating face decreases with decreasing distance from the base body.

6. The combination according to claim 5 , wherein the inner seating face and/or the outer seating face is tilted with respect to a normal direction of the supporting face of the base body.

7. The combination according to claim 4 , wherein the sink attachment comprises a second inner coupling element that is configured to be seated, in a second working position in which the sink attachment is rotated about an angle of 180° with respect to the first working position, onto the inner side of the coupling sidewall, and comprises a second outer coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the second working position, onto the outer side of the coupling sidewall.

8. The combination according to claim 1 , wherein the sink attachment is configured to be arranged on the basin of the sink in a transverse position, in which the longitudinal direction of the sink attachment is rotated about an angle of 90° with respect to the working position.

9. The combination according to claim 8 , wherein the sink attachment comprises a first face-side coupling device for coupling the sink attachment to the coupling sidewall of the basin of the sink and comprises a second face-side coupling device for coupling the sink attachment to a second sidewall of the basin of the sink opposite to the coupling sidewall of the basin.

10. The combination according to claim 9 , wherein the first face-side coupling device has at least one first face-side seating face which is configured to be seated, in the transverse position, onto the inner side of the coupling sidewall of the basin, and the second face-side coupling device has at least one second face-side seating face which is configured to be seated, in the transverse position, onto the inner side of the sidewall of the basin opposite to the coupling sidewall.

11. The combination according to claim 10 , wherein the first face-side seating face and/or the second face-side seating face is tilted with respect a normal direction of a supporting face of a base body of the sink attachment.

12. The combination according to claim 1 , wherein the sink attachment is configured as a cutting board, as a bowl, as a draining element, and/or as a grate.

13. The combination according to claim 1 wherein the sink attachment comprises a base body, on which the inner coupling element and the outer coupling element of the coupling device are arranged,
wherein an underside of the base body connects an upper edge of the inner coupling element facing the base body to an upper edge of the outer coupling element facing the base body, and
wherein the underside of the base body in the working position of the sink attachment is spaced apart from the coupling sidewall of the basin.

14. A sink attachment for arranging on a sink, comprising a coupling device for coupling the sink attachment to a coupling sidewall of a basin of the sink in a working position,
wherein the coupling device comprises an inner coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, on an inner side of the coupling sidewall facing the interior of the basin and comprises an outer coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, onto an outer side of the coupling sidewall facing away from the interior of the basin,
wherein the sink attachment comprises a second inner coupling element that is configured to be seated, in a second working position in which the sink attachment is rotated about an angle of 180° with respect to the first working position, onto the inner side of the coupling sidewall, and comprises a second outer coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the second working position, onto the outer side of the coupling sidewall,
wherein the inner coupling element and the outer coupling element are arranged on a base body of the sink attachment, the base body having a supporting face, and wherein the sink attachment is formed substantially symmetrical with respect to a rotation of 180° about an axis of rotation running perpendicular to the supporting face of the sink attachment through the center of gravity thereof, and/or wherein the sink attachment is formed substantially mirror symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal medium plane of the sink attachment running parallel to a longitudinal direction of the sink attachment and perpendicular to the supporting surface of the sink attachment.

15. A combination comprising a sink having at least one basin and a sink attachment for arranging on a sink, comprising a coupling device for coupling the sink attachment to a coupling sidewall of a basin of the sink in a working position,
wherein the coupling device comprises an inner coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, on an inner side of the coupling sidewall facing the interior of the basin and comprises an outer coupling element that is configured to be seated, in the working position, onto an outer side of the coupling sidewall facing away from the interior of the basin,
wherein the sink attachment is coupled by means of the coupling device to a coupling sidewall of the basin of the sink,
wherein the sink attachment comprises a base body, on which the inner coupling element and the outer coupling element of the coupling device are arranged,
wherein the inner coupling element and the outer coupling element, together with the base body, bound a receiving space for an upper rim region of the coupling sidewall, wherein an underside of the base body connects an upper ed

Assignees

• Blanco Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Zver Alexandra
• Keller Josef

Classifications

• E03C1/33 Primary

  Fastening sinks or basins in an apertured support · CPC title

• E03C1/22

  Outlet devices mounted in basins, baths, or sinks (stoppers A47K1/14) · CPC title

• E03C1/186

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

• A47J47/20 Primary

  Grids, racks or other supports removably mounted in, on or over sinks (splash guards for sinks E03C1/181, E03C1/186) · CPC title