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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7305723 | Kitchen sink with integrated cutting board A sink with an integrally molded recessed dish drain area adjacent to the sink basin and which incorporates an integrated reversible utility board that may be hinged or unhinged with the under side of the utility board providing a cutting board/work station surface ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7207074 | Dish drying rack system A dish drying rack system includes a sink and drain basin extending through a peripheral wall of the sink. A drain panel is positioned over the drain basin. The drain panel has a plurality of holes extending therethrough. Each of plurality of legs is attached to and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7162788 | Pot and pan washing machine A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6453488 | Recessed dish drain A recessed dish drain is installed in a cut out in a kitchen countertop, or any other counter space within the kitchen. Typically the recessed dish drain may be located over a dishwasher, to accommodate for unused space. The kitchen sink atop a sink base ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6446279 | Stainless steel drainage surface having separated corrugated arrays A drainage surface is provided on a conventional stamped metal sink and drain board unit. Multiple separate arrays of surface ridges are cold metal stamped in each of the drain boards. The upper ridge surfaces form a resting plane for dishware and cooking... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5996142 | Multipurpose water delivery system with multisurface attachability A multipurpose water delivery system, and a method for its construction, which comprises an internal assembly consisting of water delivery conduit and a variety of connectors attached thereto; a hollow vertically oriented cylindrical external assembly whi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5414880 | Oil drain structure The present invention relates to oil collecting structure and more particularly to a cabinet or structure for the home garage into which drain oil and fresh oil dregs may be dumped and in which it may be collected for proper ecologically sound disposal. T... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5412818 | Washing-up sink with a washplate A washing-up sink includes first, second, third, and fourth side plates which are arranged in a substantially rectangular structure, and a first bottom plate mounted to a lower edge of the rectangular structure thereby defining a first compartment therebe... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5105485 | Drainboard The present invention provides a drainboard for draining excess water from wet kitchenware into a sink set into a countertop in alternate corner and conventional installations. The drainboard preferably comprises an essentially planar member having a majo... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5073997 | Built-in sink A built-in sink including at least one wash basin (16) and at least one garbage chute (28, 30) is provided with a cover plate (40, 42) which is fastened to the sink so as to be laterally displaced or folded into a position next to the sink. The cover plat... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4624020 | Sink unit particularly household kitchen sink unit To provide for positive sanitary separation of water spilling or overflowing from a washing sink unit (1), a cleaning sink unit (2) and a third water receiving unit (3), which may be formed as a sink unit or as a drain board, the second unit, located betw... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4615053 | Pipe coupling with water seal between the sinks of a drain board and the drain pipe A pipe coupling with a water seal between the sinks of a draining board and the drain pipe (9), comprising a collecting pipe (4) having connected thereto one or a plurality of jointing pipes (3) for sink connecting tubes (2) and a water seal forming pipe ... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4480343 | Combination drain and cutting board The board consists of a planar member having first and second surfaces. The first surface, upon which a dish rack may be placed, is supported by legs at an incline and is provided with upwardly extending protrusions designed to engage the dish rack to pre... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4423529 | Device for retaining and draining kitchen articles The device is designed to be mounted at the rear of the sink. A surface, supported at an incline towards the sink, has a recess adapted tor receive a single control-type faucet such that the device extends behind and around the faucet. The front portion o... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4305166 | Reversible sink cover A reversible sink cover adapted to fit onto the well of a kitchen sink to cover the sink when not in use. The underside of the cover is provided with a suitable kitchen tool, such as a dish drying rack or cutting board and the outer surface of the cover m... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4150472 | Process for manufacturing stainless steel sinks whose tubs or drain boards are colored A process for manufacturing a sink of stainless steel having a tub member connected integrally or by assembly with a plate member forming a drain board. The process comprises forming the members of stainless steel, one of the members being coated with an ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 3993376 | Furniture for concealing a wash basin This disclosure relates to an article of furniture which includes the basic components of any type of furniture but additionally has incorporated therein lavatory means, such as hot and cold running water, ice water tappets, a sink, drainage means, etc. w... | 11/23/1976 |
