Mounting system for sink

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11140981-B2
Application number	US-202015930153-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2020
Priority date	Mar 4, 2011
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

A mounting system for securing a sink to a countertop supported by a cabinet is provided. The mounting system includes a receiving structure configured to be supported under a rim of the sink, a bracket having a first portion configured to engage a portion of the cabinet and a second portion configured to engage a bottom of a basin of the sink, a linking member extending between the receiving structure and the bracket, a first connector configured to engage a first end of the linking member and retain the linking member relative to the receiving structure, and a second connector configured to engage a second end of the linking member and secure the bracket against the cabinet and the bottom of the basin of the sink.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apron-front sink assembly, comprising:
a sink comprising a basin and a rim, the basin having a floor at a lower portion of the basin, and the rim extending from an upper portion of the basin;
a bracket engaging an underside of the floor;
a linking member having a first end, which couples to the rim, and a second end, which extends through the bracket; and
a fastener coupling the bracket and the linking member.

2. The sink assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a receiving member coupled to the sink; and
a fastener retained by the receiving member.

3. The sink assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first end of the linking member threads to the fastener that is retained by the receiving member.

4. The sink assembly of claim 3 , wherein a first portion of the bracket engages the underside of the floor, and a second portion of the bracket engages a support member.

5. The sink assembly of claim 4 , wherein the sink mounts to the support member, so that the rim is supported by the support member, and the second portion of the bracket engages a cleat of the support member.

6. The sink assembly of claim 4 , wherein the bracket is U-shaped and includes a base, the first portion extending from a first end of the base, and the second portion extending from a second end of the base.

7. The sink assembly of claim 6 , wherein the sink mounts to the support member, and the second portion the bracket engages a projection of the support member.

8. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fastener is threadably coupled to the second end of the linking member.

9. The sink assembly of claim 8 , wherein the linking member is a rod having threads on each of the first end and the second end, and having a non-threaded center section disposed between the first end and the second end.

10. The sink assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second end of the linking member extends below the floor.

11. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the underside is an outer bottom surface of the floor of the basin.

12. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sink further comprises an apron extending laterally across a front of the basin.

13. An apron-front sink assembly, comprising:
a sink comprising a basin having a floor at a lower portion of the basin, a rim extending from an upper portion of the basin, and an apron extending laterally across a front of the basin;
a linking member having an end that extends below an underside of the floor of the basin and an opposite end that couples to the rim;
a bracket engaging the underside of the floor; and
a fastener coupling the bracket and the linking member.

14. The sink assembly of claim 13 , wherein a first portion of the bracket engages the underside of the floor, and a second portion of the bracket engages a support member.

15. The sink assembly of claim 14 , wherein the sink mounts to the support member, so that the rim is supported by the support member, and the second portion of the bracket engages a cleat of the support member.

16. The sink assembly of claim 13 , wherein the underside is an outer bottom surface of the floor of the basin.

17. The sink assembly of claim 13 , wherein the linking member is a rod, and wherein the end extends through the bracket.

18. A method of installing an apron-front sink assembly, the method comprising:
coupling a linking member to a sink, the sink comprising a basin having a floor at a lower portion of the basin, and a rim extending from an upper portion of the basin, wherein the linking member includes a first end coupled to the rim and a second end extending below an underside of the floor;
inserting a bracket over the second end of the linking member through the bracket, so that the bracket engages the underside of the floor of the basin; and
coupling a fastener to the second end to secure the bracket to the underside of the floor.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Booth Shawn J
• Miller Jason R
• Giefer James S

Classifications

• E03C1/18

  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

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• E03C1/335

  the fastening means comprising a screw · CPC title

• Y10T29/49947

  by applying separate fastener · CPC title