Patent ID: 8196881

Claim:
A countertop cut-out retainer system for preventing a countertop cut-out portion from falling away from an underside of a countertop after completion of a peripheral sawing operation, said countertop cutout retainer system comprising: a plurality of retainers, each further comprising: a head adapted to be located above said countertop cut-out portion; a stem having a square cross-section extending downwardly from said head and terminating subjacent to said countertop cut-out portion; a foot attached to said stem; and, a notch formed in said head; wherein said head, said stem and said foot form an integral single piece; and, wherein said notch and said foot are orientated in a same direction; and, a plurality of wedges; wherein said plurality of wedges are tightened against said retainers respectively and thereby adapt said retainers to support an underside edge of the countertop cut-out portion after completion of the peripheral sawing operation.