Sink accessory

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9775470-B2
Application number	US-201313796933-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	Mar 12, 2013
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A sink accessory comprising a wire-form attachment structure and a supporting structure. The wire-form attachment structure is configured to be secured to a section of a divider of the sink to support the sink accessory. The attachment structure includes a base, a first leg, and a second leg spaced apart from the first leg. The supporting structure is coupled to and extends from one of the first and second legs. The supporting structure is also configured to extend offset from and adjacent to the divider.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A kitchen sink assembly comprising:
a first basin having an inner wall;
a second basin having an inner wall;
a dividing wall extending between the inner walls of the first and second basins to form a divider therebetween;
a first accessory configured to removably attach to the divider, the first accessory comprising:
a wire-form first attachment structure configured to directly couple the first accessory to a first section of the divider;
a wire-form second attachment structure spaced apart from the first attachment structure and configured to directly couple the first accessory to a second section of the divider;
a first supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures adjacent to one of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;
a second supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures adjacent to the other of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin; and
a second accessory configured to removably attach to the divider, the second accessory comprising:
a first attachment structure configured to couple the second accessory to the first section of the divider;
a second attachment structure spaced apart from the first attachment structure of the second accessory and configured to couple the second accessory to the second section of the divider; and
a supporting structure configured to extend between the first and second attachment structures of the second accessory adjacent to one of the inner wall of the first basin and the inner wall of the second basin;

wherein the first attachment structure of the second accessory is configured to nest with the first attachment structure of the first accessory when both first attachment structures are coupled to the first section of the divider; and
wherein the second attachment structure of the second accessory is configured to nest with the second attachment structure of the first accessory when both second attachment structures are coupled to the second section of the divider.

2. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second accessories are separate structures configured to be detachably connected directly to one another.

3. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first accessory further comprises a retaining member that extends between the first and second attachment structures of the first accessory.

4. The sink assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first accessory further comprises a retaining member that extends between the first and second attachment structures of the second accessory.

5. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first accessory engages the divider without fasteners.

6. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second accessory engages the divider without fasteners.

7. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wire-form first attachment structure of the first accessory and the wire-form first attachment structure of the second accessory are separately formed.

8. The sink assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or second supporting structures of the first accessory includes a plurality of parallel segments.

9. The sink assembly of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of parallel segments is planar.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Eilmus Niels J
• Miller Jason R

Classifications

• 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