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An adjustable sliding sink drawer comprising a left side panel, a right side panel, a left front panel, a right front panel, a left center tray, and a right center tray. These panels and trays are shaped to permit insertion of the device, in a drawer-like manner, into a cavity adjacent to and partia

An adjustable sliding sink drawer comprising a left side panel, a right side panel, a left front panel, a right front panel, a left center tray, and a right center tray. These panels and trays are shaped to permit insertion of the device, in a drawer-like manner, into a cavity adjacent to and partially surrounding the underside of a sink, particularly a bathroom sink. The panels and trays create a geometrically-shaped storage compartment, having a generally horizontal bottom and generally vertical side walls. Further, these panels and trays are slidably connected to permit the adjustable sliding sink drawer to occupy the entire breadth of the cavity adjacent to the sink, to fit around various sink widths and designs, and to occupy nearly all of the usable space between the sink and the walls of the cabinet in which the sink is mounted. Non-adjustable embodiments are also disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. 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

What is claimed is: 1. 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. 2. The adjustable storage compartment of claim 1, the vertical wall of the right center tray and the vertical wall of the left center tray each being arcuate. 3. The adjustable storage compartment of claim 1, the vertical wall of the right center tray and the vertical wall of the left center tray each being in three sections, a first section being generally parallel to the side wall of the respective right side panel or left side panel, a second section being generally parallel to the respective right front panel or left front panel, and a third section connecting the first section to the second section, the third section being generally at an obtuse angle to each of the first section and the second section, the third section of the right center tray coinciding with the front end of the right center tray and the third section of the left center tray coinciding with the front end of the left center tray. 4. The adjustable storage compartment of claim 3, each first section having a length of about 7¾ inches, both second sections combining for a length of about 7 inches, each third section having a length of about 5¼ inches, the angle between the first section and the connected third section being about 135 degrees, the angle between the second section and the connected third section being about 135 degrees. 5. The adjustable storage compartment of claim 1, the left front panel and the right front panel having a combined length of about 20¾ inches; the side wall of the right side panel and the side wall of the left side panel each having a length of about 15½ inches; the right-side rear panel and the left-side rear panel each having a length of about 3⅞ inches; the side wall of the right side panel, the side wall of the left side panel, the left front panel, and the right front panel each having a height of about 3¾ inches; the vertical wall of the right center tray and the vertical wall of the left center tray each having a height of about 2½ inches, and the right-side rear panel and the left-side rear panel each having a height of about 2½ inches. 6. The adjustable storage compartment of claim 5, the left front panel and the right front panel being adjustable to a combined length of between about 20¾ inches and about 28¾ inches; the right-side rear panel being adjustable to a length of between about 3⅞ inches and 6⅜ inches; and the left-side rear panel being adjustable to a length of between about 3⅞ inches and 6⅜ inches. 7. The adjustable storage compartment of claim 1 further comprising a left drawer glide connected to the side wall of the left side panel and a right drawer glide connected to the side wall of the right side panel, the left drawer glide and the right drawer glide permitting the adjustable storage compartment to be slid into the under-counter space or out from the under-counter space for access to the adjustable storage compartment. 8. A storage compartment, particularly for use around a washbasin, comprising: (a) a front panel, the front panel being generally rectangular, having a length and a height, having a top edge and a bottom edge, and having a left end and a right end; (b) a left side panel having a front end and a rear end and having a top edge and a bottom edge, the front end being connected to the left end of the front panel, the left side panel extending from the front panel in a generally perpendicular direction; (c) a right side panel having a front end and a rear end and having a top edge and a bottom edge, the front end being connected to the right end of the front panel, the right side panel extending from the front panel in the same generally perpendicular direction as the left side panel; (d) a left rear panel having a length, having a left end and a right end, and having a top edge and a bottom edge, the left end being connected to the rear end of the left side panel, the left rear panel extending from the left side panel in a generally perpendicular direction; (e) a right rear panel having a length, having a left end and a right end, and having a top edge and a bottom edge, the right end being connected to the rear end of the right side panel, the right rear panel extending from the right side panel in a generally perpendicular direction; (f) a cutout panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, the cutout panel being connected to the right end of the left rear panel and the left end of the right rear panel, the cutout panel being shaped and dimensioned to fit around the washbasin, the cutout panel comprising a plurality of slats, the plurality of slats being connected end-to-end to at least partially surround the washbasin, the plurality of slats comprising five generally rectangular slats: (i) a first slat being connected at a first end to the left end of the right rear panel, the first slat extending from the right rear panel in a generally perpendicular direction, the generally perpendicular direction being toward the front panel; (ii) a second slat being connected at a first end to the right end of the left rear panel, the second slat extending from the left rear panel in a generally perpendicular direction, the generally perpendicular direction being toward the front panel; (iii) a third slat having a right end and a left end, being generally perpendicular to each of the first slat and the second slat, and being generally parallel to the front panel, the third slat being proximate the front panel relative to the first slat and the second slat; (iv) a fourth slat being connected to a second end of the first slat and to the right end of the third slat; (v) a fifth slat being connected to a second end of the second slat and to the left end of the third slat; wherein an angle between the third slat and the fourth slat and an angle between the third slat and the fifth slat are each between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; (g) and a bottom panel, the bottom panel being shaped and dimensioned to connect and form a generally planar surface between the bottom edges of each of the front panel, the left side panel, the right side panel, the left rear panel, the right rear panel, and the cutout panel; wherein the combination of the front panel, the left side panel, the right side panel, the left rear panel, the right rear panel, the cutout panel, and the bottom panel forms an open-topped storage compartment having a bottom, closed sides, and a cutout in the storage compartment such that the storage compartment may fit around the washbasin. 9. The storage compartment of claim 8, the first slat and the second slat each having a length of about 7¾ inches and a height of about 2½ inches; the third slat having a length of about 7 inches and a height of about 2½ inches; the fourth slat and the fifth slat each having a length of about 5¼ inches and a height of about 2½ inches; the angle between the third slat and the fourth slat and the angle between the third slat and the fifth slat each being about 135 degrees.