US 12,345,032 B2
Sink mounting assembly, sink lighting assembly, and methods of installation
Mehmet Hocaoglu, Coral Springs, FL (US)
Filed by Mehmet Hocaoglu, Coral Springs, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,165.
Application 18/373,165 is a continuation of application No. 17/835,094, filed on Jun. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,795,674.
Application 17/835,094 is a continuation of application No. 17/728,249, filed on Apr. 25, 2022, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/178,929, filed on Apr. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0011269 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. E03C 1/33 (2006.01); E03C 1/182 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC E03C 1/33 (2013.01) [E03C 1/182 (2013.01); F21V 33/004 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sink assembly that allows mounting of a sink in each of a top mount, flush mount, and an under-mount configuration at a sink opening of a countertop, comprising:
a sink having at least one wall having a top, an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an upper lip portion formed at the top of the at least one wall which extends outward from the sink;
a plurality of bracket/bolt junction members;
a plurality of brackets coupled to the exterior surface of the at least one wall of the sink, each bracket of the plurality of brackets configured to receive and hold a respective one of the plurality of bracket/bolt junction members from moving toward the top of the sink and hold the respective bracket/bolt junction member from moving away from the top of the sink, wherein each bracket of the plurality of brackets extends outward from the exterior surface of the at least one wall of the sink; and
wherein the upper lip portion of the sink extends outward farther than each of the brackets of the plurality of brackets, and wherein each of the bracket/bolt junction members have a bracket wall which, when the bracket/bolt junction member is engaged and held by its respective bracket, extends outward in a direction away from the sink and includes at least one hole through the bracket wall to receive a bolt that interacts with an underside of the countertop.