IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0020451
(2008-01-25)
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등록번호 |
US-7802688
(2010-10-21)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
18 |
초록
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A cutlery support includes first and second upright standards, a blade support, a handle support, and a plurality of separators defining an open area therebetween. Cutlery such as knives are placed on the cutlery support to engage the blade support and the handle support with the blade lying within
A cutlery support includes first and second upright standards, a blade support, a handle support, and a plurality of separators defining an open area therebetween. Cutlery such as knives are placed on the cutlery support to engage the blade support and the handle support with the blade lying within the open area. The blade support is preferably configured with a blade stopper and cutting edge support, each of which engage the blade at only one point. Smaller pieces of cutlery, such as shears and small knives, may be carried by a cutlery receiver with their blades in an upright orientation lying within the open area. Additional knives having ferromagnetic blades may be held for temporary use by magnets in the upright standards. The standards, blade support, handle support and separators are preferably of a non-porous, transparent and corrosion-resistant material.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A cutlery support for carrying cutlery above a surface, the cutlery having a handle and a blade with a cutting edge and a tip, the support comprising: first and second spaced-apart upright standards each having a bottom portion positioned for resting on the surface, sai
The invention claimed is: 1. A cutlery support for carrying cutlery above a surface, the cutlery having a handle and a blade with a cutting edge and a tip, the support comprising: first and second spaced-apart upright standards each having a bottom portion positioned for resting on the surface, said upright standards defining therebetween a substantially open region; an elongated handle support mounted to and extending between said standards upwardly of said bottom portion, said handle support including a plurality of handle cradles spaced longitudinally therealong; and an elongated blade support mounted to and extending between said standards, said blade support being oriented substantially parallel to, opposite from and spaced apart from said handle support, said blade support comprising: a blade stopper oriented opposite said handle support, and an elongated blade rest oriented substantially parallel to said blade stopper and having an upper ridge positioned lower than said handle cradles, said blade support being configured and positioned generally between said handle cradles and said blade stopper such that when cutlery is supported by the cutlery support, the handle is received in one of said handle cradles with the edge resting on said upper ridge and said tip engaged by said blade stopper. 2. The cutlery support of claim 1, wherein said blade stopper and said cutting edge support are spaced apart, defining a gap therebetween. 3. The cutlery support of claim 1, further comprising at least one magnet mounted to at least one of said upright standards and positioned for magnetically holding cutlery having a ferromagnetic blade above and in spaced relationship to the surface. 4. The cutlery support of claim 3, wherein at least one of said upright standards comprises a cavity receiving said at least one magnet therein, and an outer-facing covering over said cavity and said at least one magnet. 5. The cutlery support of claim 1, further including a first transverse support mounted in transverse orientation to said first and second upright standards and positioned above said blade support. 6. The cutlery support of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of separators mounted to and extending from said first transverse support to said handle support above said open region for maintaining separation between the blades of adjacent cutlery received on said handle support. 7. The cutlery support of claim 5, further comprising at least one cutlery receiver extending between said handle support and said first transverse support and lying adjacent one of said upright standards and disposed above said open are and in spaced relation to the surface, said cutlery receiver including structure defining at least one slot therein for supporting cutlery thereon in a substantially upright orientation. 8. The cutlery support of claim 7, said cutlery receiver including a pair of spaced bars arranged in substantially parallel orientation, each of said bars having respective slots arranged in substantially vertical registry. 9. The cutlery support of claim 7, wherein said cutlery receiver includes a plurality of said slots, at least one of said plurality of slots differing in shape from another of said slots. 10. The cutlery support of claim 1, wherein at least the upright standards, the handle support and the blade support comprise synthetic resin material. 11. The cutlery support of claim 10, wherein the synthetic resin material is substantially transparent. 12. The cutlery support of claim 1, wherein the cutting edge support has an arcuate surface. 13. The cutlery support of claim 1, including a plurality of elongated separators extending substantially parallel to said upright standards, and wherein the handle support presents a plurality of alternating recesses and upright extensions, the upright extensions being aligned with said elongated separators. 14. A cutlery support for carrying cutlery having a handle and a blade above a surface, the support comprising: first and second spaced-apart upright standards, at least one of said standards including a cavity and having an upright, substantially planar outer-facing surface covering said cavity; connecting structure extending between said standards, said connecting structure including a plurality of handle cradles adapted to receive the handle thereon and blade support structure for supporting the blade above a surface; and at least one magnet located in said cavity and covered by said outer-facing surface and positioned for magnetically holding cutlery having a ferromagnetic blade above and in spaced relationship to the surface. 15. The cutlery support of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of cavities longitudinally spaced within said at least one of said standards, each of said plurality of cavities receiving a respective magnet therein. 16. The cutlery support of claim 15, wherein said outer facing surface is substantially planar and extends across a plurality of said cavities and corresponding magnets whereby a ferromagnetic blade may be placed against said outer-facing surface and magnetically supported by the magnets received in the plurality of cavities. 17. The cutlery support of claim 16, further comprising a cutlery receiver having a pair of spaced, substantially parallel bars each presenting a plurality of aligned cutlery-receiving slots therein mounted to and extending between said connecting structure and oriented substantially parallel to and adjacent one of said first and second standards. 18. A method of storing cutlery above a surface, the cutlery having a handle and a blade with a cutting edge and a tip, the method comprising: providing a cutlery support having first and second spaced upright standards configured for resting upon the surface, a handle support having handle cradles extending between the upright standards, a plurality of separators, and a blade support extending between the upright standards and positioned in spaced relationship to said handle support; inserting the blade between two separators, engaging the blade with the blade support at substantially only one point on the cutting edge; and engaging the tip of the blade with the blade stopper at substantially only one point thereon. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the cutlery support includes at least one magnet received within at least one of said upright standards, and including placing a ferromagnetic blade of a cutlery member against the at least one of said upright standards in sufficient proximity to the magnet to retain the ferromagnetic blade against the upright standard in spaced relationship to the surface. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of providing a cutlery receiver component of said cutlery support, said cutlery receiver including at least one blade-receiving slot therein, and the step of placing a blade of a cutlery member through the slot whereby the blade extends through the slot but the handle is supported on the cutlery receiver in an upright orientation in spaced relationship to the surface and within an open area defined between the upright standards.
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