Sink with sliding interchangeable food preparation accessories

Abstract

A sink with a back upper tier accessory rail located along the top of the back wall; a front upper tier accessory rail located along the top of the front wall; a back lower tier accessory rail located on the back wall, where the back lower tier accessory rail is lower than the back upper tier accessory rail; a front lower tier accessory rail located on the front wall, where the front lower tier accessory rail is lower than the front upper tier accessory rail; and at least one upper accessory sized to rest on the upper tier accessory rails such that the accessory may slide along the upper tier accessory rails. The sink may further comprise at least one lower accessory sized to rest on the lower tier accessory rails such that the accessory may slide along the lower tier accessory rails. The accessories may include: a cutting board; a platform holding a bowl or colander; a drain rack; a condiment pallet; a cutting board with an induction cook top resting atop the cutting board; or any combination thereof.

1 . A sink comprising:
 a bottom, a back wall, a front wall, a right side wall, and a left side wall;   a drain in the bottom;   a back upper tier accessory rail located along the top of the back wall;   a front upper tier accessory rail located along the top of the front wall;   a back lower tier accessory rail located on the back wall, where the back lower tier accessory rail is lower than the back upper tier accessory rail;   a front lower tier accessory rail located on the front wall, where the front lower tier accessory rail is lower than the front upper tier accessory rail; and   at least one upper accessory sized to rest on the back upper tier accessory rail and the front upper tier accessory rail such that the accessory may slide along the back upper tier accessory rail and the front upper tier accessory rail.   
     
     
         2 . The sink of  claim 1  where the at least one upper accessory is:
 a cutting board; 
 a platform with a hole and a bowl or colander where the bowl or colander has a body with a diameter smaller than the hole in the platform and a lip with a diameter larger than the hole in the platform such that the bowl or colander may extend through the hole in the platform with the lip resting atop the platform; 
 a drain rack; 
 a condiment pallet; or 
 any combination thereof. 
 
     
     
         3 . The sink of  claim 1  further comprising at least one lower accessory sized to rest on the back lower tier accessory rail and the front lower tier accessory rail such that the accessory may slide along the back lower tier accessory rail and the front lower tier accessory rail. 
     
     
         4 . The sink of  claim 3  where each of the at least one upper accessory and the at least one lower accessory is:
 a cutting board; 
 a platform with a hole and a bowl or colander where the bowl or colander has a body with a diameter smaller than the hole in the platform and a lip with a diameter larger than the hole in the platform such that the bowl or colander may extend through the hole in the platform with the lip resting atop the platform; 
 a drain rack; 
 a condiment pallet comprising a frame and one or more removable containers; or 
 any combination thereof. 
 
     
     
         5 . The sink of  claim 1  where the at least one upper accessory is a cutting board, further comprising an induction cook top resting atop the cutting board. 
     
     
         6 . The sink of  claim 1  where:
 the back wall has a stair step pattern, such that the back wall extends vertically upward from the bottom, bends at a first height to extend outward horizontally away from the front wall to form the back lower tier accessory rail, bends again to extend vertically upward, and finally bends again at a second height to extend outward horizontally away from the front wall to form the back upper tier accessory rail; and 
 the front wall has a stair step pattern, such that the back wall extends vertically upward from the bottom, bends at the first height to extend outward horizontally away from the back wall to form the front lower tier accessory rail, bends again to extend vertically upward, and finally bends again at the second height to extend outward horizontally away from the back wall to form the front upper tier accessory rail. 
 
     
     
         7 . The sink of  claim 1  further comprising a sound undercoating, sound dampening pads, or both a sound undercoating and sound dampening pads. 
     
     
         8 . The sink of  claim 1  further comprising a countertop under which the sink is mounted, a cabinet atop which the countertop is mounted, and at least one drop support cleat attached to the cabinet and supporting the sink. 
     
     
         9 . The sink of  claim 1  further comprising a sink surround, sink supports attached to the sink surround and supporting the sink, and a cabinet atop which the sink is mounted.