Patent ID: 7594706

Claim:
An adjustable storage compartment for use in the under-counter space around a sink mounted on a countertop, the sink having a basin portion, the adjustable storage compartment comprising: (a) a left front panel being generally rectangular and having a left and a right end; (b) a right front panel being generally rectangular and having a left and a right end, the left end of the right front panel being slidably connected to the right end of the left front panel; (c) a right side panel having a generally horizontal bottom surface, a generally vertical side wall at a side edge of the horizontal bottom surface, a generally vertical rear wall at a rear edge of the horizontal bottom surface, and a generally vertical front wall at a front edge of the horizontal bottom surface, the side wall and the rear wall each being generally rectangular, the front wall being slidably connected to the right end of the right front panel; (d) a right center tray having a generally horizontal bottom surface, a generally vertical wall at a central edge of the right center tray, and further having a rear end and a front end, the horizontal bottom surface of the right center tray overlapping or underlapping at least a portion of the horizontal bottom surface of the right side panel, the rear end of the right center tray being slidably connected to the rear wall of the right side panel, the rear end of the right center tray and the rear wall of the right side panel defining a right-side rear panel, the vertical wall of the right center tray being shaped and dimensioned to fit around a right half of the basin portion of the sink; (e) a left center tray having a generally horizontal bottom surface and a generally vertical wall at a central edge of the left center tray and further having a rear end and a front end, the front end of the left center tray being slidably connected to the front end of the right center tray, the vertical wall of the left center tray being shaped and dimensioned to fit around a left half of the basin portion of the sink; and (f) a left side panel having a generally horizontal bottom surface, a generally vertical side wall at a side edge of the horizontal bottom surface, a generally vertical rear wall at a rear edge of the horizontal bottom surface, and a generally vertical front wall at a front edge of the horizontal bottom surface, the rear end of the left center tray being slidably connected to the rear wall of the left side panel, the rear end of the left center tray and the rear wall of the left side panel defining a left-side rear panel, the front wall being slidably connected to the left end of the left front panel, the horizontal bottom surface of the left center tray overlapping or underlapping at least a portion of the horizontal bottom surface of the left side panel; wherein the slidable connections permit the adjustable storage compartment to expand to occupy the under-counter space around the sink and to fit around various sink widths and geometries.