A sink is provided. The sink includes a basin having a front wall. The sink includes a rim supported at and extending outwardly from an upper end of the front wall in a substantially horizontal orientation. The sink includes an apron extending from the rim. The apron extends vertically between a top wall and an opposing bottom wall and laterally between a first side wall and an opposing second side wall. The apron is coupled to the basin only at the top wall of the apron by the rim. The apron extends laterally outward past the rim such that a first rear edge of the first side wall and a second rear edge of the second side wall are spaced apart from the rim.

A method of forming a laminate countertop with a curved edge profile extending around at least two adjacent sides thereof includes providing a base support having a top surface, a bottom surface, latitudinal sides, and longitudinal sides. At least one of the longitudinal sides includes the curved edge profile. The method further includes: adhering a laminate sheet to the base support to form a laminate cover over at least a portion of the top surface and a portion of the curved edge profile of the base support and mounting a preformed edge member having a curved edge profile to one of the sides of the base support to form a laminate countertop having curved edges extending around at least two sides thereof. To align the edge member and the base support, the preformed edge member is mounted to a brace to remove bowing or curvature from the preformed edge member.

An angled plastic device is placed between two stationary objects to prevent small items from reaching the floor. The device does not cover the gap but allows the small objects and debris to fall directly into a trap. This allows for easy cleaning. The device also results in a more aesthetically appealing environment, as the device is not visible on the smooth services of the appliances or stationary objects surrounding the device.

A concealed bridge assembly is provided for supporting adjacent lateral edges of cooktop units that are mounted in a kitchen countertop. The concealed bridge assembly can be used for traditional raised mounting of cooktop units or true-flush mounting of cooktop units. When used with traditional mountings, the concealed bridge assembly has a top that is sized to be flush with the countertop surface and the approximate length of the countertop opening. If true-flush mounting is desired, the top of the concealed bridge assembly is flush with the top surface of a kerf cut in the countertop.

An installation cart is provided. The cart includes a hydraulic pump that when activated permits a load placed in a lifting cradle of the cart to be vertically raised and/or lowered on the cart. The cart is does not require electrical or gas power for operation and can raise and lower loads placed in the cart for transport weighing in excess of 800 pounds. In an embodiment, the cart includes a clamping mechanism that adjustably allows a load placed in the cradle to be stabilized during transport of the load.

A countertop assembly and method of making same. The method includes obtaining at least first and second layers that each include first and second alignment openings defined therein, disposing adhesive onto the upper surface of the first layer or the bottom surface of the second layer, stacking the second layer on the first layer, aligning the first alignment openings and aligning the second alignment openings, inserting a first alignment rod through the aligned first alignment openings, inserting a second alignment rod through the aligned second alignment openings, allowing the adhesive to dry to form a countertop stack assembly, and machining the countertop stack assembly to remove at least a portion of a surface of the first layer and at least a portion of a surface of the second layer to form a finished countertop assembly.

Aspects of the present invention provide devices and methods for installation of countertops. A countertop installation device may include: a housing; a rim, extending outwards from the housing, the rim being connectable to a frame; a movable tongue arranged to move along a first axis of the shaft, and extend from the housing; and an adjustment screw configured to adjust the location of the movable tongue along a second axis. During installation of the device, the first axis may be the horizontal axis and the second axis may be the vertical axis.

An angled plastic device is placed between two stationary objects to prevent small items from reaching the floor. The device does not cover the gap but allows the small objects and debris to fall directly into a trap. This allows for easy cleaning. The device also results in a more aesthetically appealing environment, as the device is not visible on the smooth services of the appliances or stationary objects surrounding the device.

A sink is provided. The sink includes a basin having a first side wall, an opposite second side wall and a front wall. The sink also includes a rim supported at and extending outwardly from an upper end of the first and second side walls in a substantially horizontal orientation. The sink further includes an apron extending vertically below the rim and laterally between a first end and an opposite second end to define a front portion of the sink. The first end of the apron extends outwardly past the rim associated with the first side wall and the second end of the apron extends outwardly past the rim associated with the second side wall.

The invention relates to a wall-mounted cabinet having a block-shaped cabinet carcass, the open front side of which can be closed with at least one cabinet door that is hinged to the cabinet carcass and is flush with the outer sides of the vertical side walls and of the horizontal top wall of the cabinet carcass in the closed position of the cabinet door, in particular a wall-mounted kitchen cabinet. In order for the wall-mounted cabinet to have at least one cabinet box, which regardless of whether the cabinet door is open or closed is always accessible for putting pots and pans, kitchen utensils, and the like in it and storing them, the invention provides that tilt fittings for a cabinet door embodied as a flap door are mounted on the inner sides of the side walls in the upper region of the cabinet carcass; that the tilt fittings are covered by inner walls; that the flap door is composed of an inner panel and an outer panel, which extends across an upper front region of the cabinet carcass from the outside of the top wall of the cabinet carcass to the top side of the lower cabinet box and with which the lowerable front coverings between the inner walls and the side walls of the cabinet carcass are associated; that the outer panel of the flap door extends at least across a lower region of the front side of the inner panel and extends as far as the top side of the lowermost cabinet box of the cabinet carcass; and that fixed front coverings, adjacent to lowerable front coverings, extend to the underside of the lowermost cabinet box of the cabinet carcass between the inner walls and the side walls of the cabinet carcass and are flush with the ends of the inner walls and of the side walls of the cabinet carcass.