Patent ID: 8070562

Claim:
A method of installing an undermount sink to a countertop, comprising: inserting a second end of an installation tool into a drain hole of said sink, the installation tool comprising an elongated connecting rod, a clamp head mounted to a first end of said connecting rod, and a flip foot mounted to said second end of said connecting rod, the flip foot being in a first position substantially parallel to said connecting rod during said inserting step, rotating said flip foot to a second position while said connecting rod is extending through said drain hole, said second position substantially nonparallel to said connecting rod, engaging said flip foot on a bottom surface of a sink while said connecting rod is extending through a drain hole thereof, and clamping said clamp head to said countertop thereby moving said elongated connecting rod to an acute angle relative to vertical and drawing said undermount sink to said countertop by clamping between said clamp head and flip foot.