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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Sink accessory that is usable in a versatile manner, and also a sink including such a sink accessory
Gert Spruner Von Mertz, Eppingen, DE;
Frank Merkel, Ditzingen, DE;
Hans-joachim Schreiber, Bretten, DE;
Gert Spruner von Mertz, Eppingen, DE;
Frank Merkel, Ditzingen, DE;
Hans-Joachim Schreiber, Bretten, DE;
BLANCO GmbH + Co KG, Oberderdingen, DE;
Abstract
The subject matter of the application is a sink accessory (e.g. a cutting board) that can be placed on a sink and a sink that is provided with a sink accessory of this type. Hereby, the periphery of the sink accessory comprises two differently spaced bearing surfaces which lie at different heights with respect to the surface of the sink accessory. In this way it is possible for one and the same sink accessory to be selectively placed on different supporting surfaces of the same sink, on the supporting surfaces of different sinks or on the supporting surface of another sink accessory (e.g. a strainer). In dependence on the geometry thereby, only the first bearing surface is in contact with the sink in a first position, whereas the second bearing surface is used as a contact area in the second position.