US 12,296,508 B2
Countertop
Randall B. Hall, La Habra Heights, CA (US)
Assigned to American Woodmark Management Company, Winchester, VA (US)
Filed by American Woodmark Management Company, Anaheim, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/937,552.
Application 17/937,552 is a continuation of application No. 17/301,934, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,478,957.
Application 17/301,934 is a continuation of application No. 16/179,570, filed on Nov. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,007,680, issued on May 18, 2021.
Application 16/179,570 is a continuation of application No. 15/177,177, filed on Jun. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,145,093, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/173,162, filed on Jun. 9, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0099929 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 33/50 (2006.01); B29C 33/30 (2006.01); B29C 33/40 (2006.01); B29C 33/44 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); E03C 1/18 (2006.01); B29C 39/36 (2006.01); B29K 103/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/44 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 33/50 (2013.01) [B29C 33/306 (2013.01); B29C 33/405 (2013.01); B29C 33/44 (2013.01); B29C 37/0025 (2013.01); B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 37/0032 (2013.01); B29C 2037/0035 (2013.01); B29C 39/36 (2013.01); B29C 45/1679 (2013.01); B29K 2103/04 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0021 (2013.01); B29L 2031/441 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7698 (2013.01); E03C 1/18 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A countertop comprising:
a countertop portion including:
a main body comprising a top surface extending along a plane, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a third side generally perpendicular to the first and second sides, and a fourth side opposite the third side and generally perpendicular to the first and second sides;
a plurality of countertop side portions integral with the main body, each of the plurality of countertop side portions extending generally perpendicular relative to said plane along which said top surface of the main body extends, each of the plurality of countertop side portions extending from one of the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side, each of the plurality of countertop side portions extending along a length of said one of the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side;
a bowl portion recessed below the plane along which said top surface of the main body of the countertop portion extends, the bowl portion comprising a concave inner surface, a convex outer surface opposite said concave inner surface, and a drain opening, wherein an upper portion of the bowl portion joins the main body of the countertop portion at a junction defined along a countertop portion opening that opens into the bowl portion;
a drain portion extending outward from the convex outer surface of the bowl portion around the drain opening of the bowl portion;
an overhang lip extending along an entirety of a perimeter of said junction defined along said countertop portion opening, said overhang lip extending inward from said junction a distance over a portion of the bowl portion, said overhang lip forming a shadow over at least a portion of the concave inner surface of the bowl portion when light is shown from a location above the countertop;
a first coating disposed on the concave inner surface of the bowl portion and an inner surface of the drain portion; and
a second coating disposed on the top surface of the main body of the countertop portion, the bottom surface of the main body of the countertop portion, and the overhang lip, wherein the second coating has a different color and a different texture than said first coating;
wherein the countertop portion, the bowl portion, the drain portion, and the overhang lip comprise a continuous uniform material.