Drawer for sink cabinets

Abstract

A sink-side cabinet drawer designed to utilize the dead space in cabinets by curving the sink-side of the drawer around the bowl of a sink or underside of a countertop appliance. The drawer is installed by removing the veneer drawer panel from the sink cabinet and affixing a bottom mounting slide for support and guided movement.

1 . A sink cabinet drawer comprising side panels, a front panel, and a floor panel; said side panels being fittedly assembled so as to curve around the bowl of a sink when the drawer is fully closed. 
     
     
         2 . The drawer of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (a) a floor panel with a bottom side and a top side;   (b) a front panel with a front side and a rear side;   (c) a rear panel with a front side and a rear side;   (d) a cabinet-side panel;   (e) at least one sink-side panel, wherein said at least one said sink-side panel connects to said front panel in front of a sink bowl of a sink and projects towards said front side of said rear panel in a curvilinear manner; and   (f) means for slidably mounting said drawer within a cabinet.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one sink-side panel is curved. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one sink-side panel is comprised of multiple straight panels connected so as to curve around the bowl of a sink before connecting to said front panel. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said panels are comprised of the group consisting of wood, synthetic wood, plastic, fiberglass, metal, and similarly rigid materials commonly utilized in cabinet construction. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said means for slidably mounting is a cabinet drawer slide mounted beneath said drawer and affixed to said cabinet. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said means for slidably mounting is a cabinet drawer slide mounted beside said drawer and affixed to said cabinet. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said means for slidably mounting is a cabinet drawer slide mounted above said drawer and affixed to said cabinet. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein at least one drawer is utilized to provide storage around the bowl of the sink. 
     
     
         10 . A sink cabinet drawer comprising side panels, a front panel, and a floor panel; said side panels being fittedly assembled so as to curve around the bowl of a sink when the drawer is fully closed; said floor panel possessing a bottom side and a top side; said front panel possessing a front side and a rear side; said rear panel possessing a front side and a rear side; said side panels possessing a first surface facing said sink and a second surface facing said away from said sink; said side panels further comprising at least one sink-side panel, wherein said at least one said sink-side panel connects to said front panel in front of the sink bowl of said sink and projects towards said front side of said rear panel in such a way as to allow storage between said sink bowl and said cabinet; and means for slidably mounting said drawer within a cabinet. 
     
     
         11 . The method of increasing cabinet storage space by replacing the veneer drawer panels on the front of a sink cabinet with drawers that curve around the bowl of the sink.