Patent ID: 8763173

Claim:
A plumbing fixture, comprising: at least one basin; a rim extending outward from an upper portion of the basin; and at least one outlet extending downward from a lower portion of the basin; wherein the basin has a metallic base layer over which is positioned an exposed layer of chrome, the metallic base layer having a surface with an average surface roughness of between 0.6 and 1 micron, inclusive, an average spacing between positive mean line crossings of between 0.052 and 0.087 microns, inclusive, and an Rhsc value of between 45 and 77, inclusive; wherein a first portion of the exposed layer of chrome adjacent a junction between the rim and a top portion of a basin side wall has a first thickness which is greater than 10 microns thick; wherein a second portion of the exposed layer of chrome forming a portion of an upwardly facing floor of the basin has a second thickness which is greater than 20 microns thick; and wherein a third portion of the exposed layer of chrome adjacent a junction between a lower portion of the basin side wall and the floor of the basin has a third thickness which while greater than 1 micron thick is less thick than the first and second thicknesses.