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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441659 | Cutlery receptacle An improved receptacle is disclosed for retaining a cutlery instrument, the cutlery instrument has a blade and a handle. The receptacle comprises a base having a base support surface and a base engaging surface. A wall member is secured to the base engaging surface ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434693 | Marine knife block for mounting on boats and marine vessels A marine knife block for mounting on boats and marine vessels. The block is formed from three or more uniform blanks of plastic resin with channels milled or molded lengthwise into two or more of those layers. The three layers are sandwiched together by a combinatio... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422180 | Magnetic knife stand The present invention relates to a magnetic knife stand which comprises one or more slits for inserting knives. On the upper inner side of each inserting slit, one or more magnets are disposed. A hole or a hollow is disposed on the upper inner side of each inserting... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7322113 | Cutlery implement and block A cutlery implement includes a blade, a handle and a bolster. The bolster is positioned at a balance point, in front of the back edge of the blade. The bolster has a tapered thickness to create a smooth transition from the blade to the handle. The bolster provides a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267308 | Kitchen utensil and pot lid holder An apparatus includes a base member formed from wire strands conjoined to each other, defining outwardly flanging sides and a bottom surface. One wire has a unitary body provided with ends disposed along sides of the base, support pegs monolithically formed therewit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266865 | Combination napkin clip and utensil rest A device which functions as a rest for a knife, fork and spoon and also functions as a clip for a rolled up napkin with utensils therein. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267238 | Retainer block for use with dish rack A dish rack has a collector tray that has a compartment. A retaining block is seated in the compartment for holding knives or other utensils having sharp edges. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249683 | Space saving swivel block utensil holder A utensil holder for particular, but not exclusive, use in a kitchen environment in which a swivel block is formed with a series of utensil receiving slots. The utensil holder is readily mounted to both horizontally and vertically disposed surfaces by means of a swi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228976 | Toothbrush holder A deployable toothbrush holder includes a single piece of sheet material including spaced first and second end edges. A single fold area across the sheet material defines a holder portion and a base portion. The holder portion terminates in the first end edge and ha... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219767 | Serving utensil on retractable tether A serving utensil, used for serving food on a salad bar, is attached to a retractable tether device. The retractable tether device is coupled to the under surface of a sneeze shield extending over the food on a salad bar, effectively elevating the retractable tether... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7140933 | Cowling assembly for outboard motor A cowling assembly for an outboard motor includes a top cowling and a bottom cowling for covering an internal combustion engine. The top cowling is formed by pressing a nonferrous material, and has a curved part formed around an opening edge thereof by pressing the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121415 | Utensil receptacle An embodiment of a utensil receptacle is disclosed including a peripheral wall structure having an upper end defining a top opening, a lower end and a substantially oval cross-section, an outer base member being releasably engageable to the lower end, a caddy config... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108236 | Accessory for a liquid container, in particular a beverage container Accessory for a liquid container (20), in particular a beverage container, such as a glass or a cup, having a main body and two clamping members (2, 3, 13) to be placed on either side of the upper edge of the liquid container and integrally formed with... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6994304 | Utensil support apparatus Disclosed is a utensil support apparatus constructed of paper and includes a main body and a utensil supporting section formed on the main body. The utensil supporting section is folded upwards along a lateral edge and a pair of outer sections formed on the utensil ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6938766 | Fiber holder The invention is a suspension plate system for providing access to hanks of fiber. The system may include a circular, transparent, plastic disc having a plurality of truncated conic circular bores located equidistant from the center of the disc and being substantial... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920987 | Tiltable knife holder A knife holder is disclosed. The knife holder includes a housing and a block portion for holding one or more knives. The block portion is pivotally attached to the housing such that the block portion may be moved between an upright position in which the block portio... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6877231 | Expandable knife holder An expandable storage container includes a primary storage container having a series of openings arranged in an upper portion and a cavity on one side, and a secondary storage container arrange at least partially within the primary storage container. The secondary s... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854186 | Lockable knife block This invention is a knife block for storing cutlery that can be locked to prevent the removal of the knives. An adjustable cap piece rests in one of two positions. In the unlocked position, the cap fits snugly over the base and the knives project up through holes in... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6805246 | Kitchen-cooking caddy A portable caddy for use in and around a stove in a kitchen or other cooking area includes a number of features to aid cooks in preparing meals while maintaining the space being used in a clean and neat condition. The caddy includes a support base with an adjustable... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6769186 | Variable-speed coring tool kit A variable-speed coring tool kit for coring vegetables and fruits is provided which includes a decorative stand for charging and removably storing a decorative handle of a coring tool until needed for use. The tool handle and stand together form a decorative display... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6672550 | Universal pan and pot lid holder A universal pot and pan lid holder is composed of two cylindrical segments having through aligned circular slots and radial outward projections. The projection of one of the segments passes through the circular slot of the other segment and vise verse. Th... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6666343 | Knife rack to attach to a freestanding grill A knife rack to attach to a freestanding grill is made of metal plates comprises a front piece and a rear piece. The front piece includes a base, a vertical face and a horizontal face. Both the horizontal face and base are perpendicular to the base and ex... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662453 | Cutlery center A cutlery center including a support block having at least one knife blade-receiving cavity and a battery charging stand for an electric knife affixed to the support block.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659406 | Knife stand A knife stand is comprised of a cover plate and a container shaped main body. An upper aperture of the main body is covered with the cover plate. Insert slits are provided on the cover plate to insert a base part of knife holders into the main body. At le... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6643949 | Heat-drying device of a knife holder A heat-drying device of a knife holder includes a heat-generating member installed in a knife groove base of a knife holder consisting of a front shell and a rear shell and an upper cover having a plurality of insert holes for knives to insert. A knife gr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635332 | Sanitary holder A sanitary holder comprising a base panel, at least one aperture formed in the base panel, a sanitary band joined to the base panel and extending around the periphery of the aperture, and another sanitary band joined to the base panel and extending around... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6619487 | Knife holder A knife set includes a knife block having a plurality of knife-receiving slots, and a plurality of knives, corresponding in number to the plurality of knife-receiving slots. Each of the knives has a handle and a blade, with each blade having a sharpened e... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604714 | Reusable support for displaying display articles A reusable utensil support that includes an interior space adapted to receive and hold an article for display is provided.... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6585200 | Universal pan and pot lid holder A universal pot and pan lid holder in the form of an open-top cylindrical body having at least one portion of its cylindrical side wall removable for access to the interior of the body from its side. The diameter of the cylindrical body should be smaller ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6505746 | Multiple utensil rest providing prevention of food commingling A multiple cooking utensil rest which includes a base with a recess therein for receiving a container. The container is provided with a grate allowing for drainage and support for the lower portion of utensils. Preferably the grate and the container are r... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6439403 | Knife holder A utensil holder (10) for knives (22) or similar utensils includes an upright, open top housing (12) having a retainer (14) therein. The retainer (14) includes a set (18) of side-by-side, laterally shiftable web members (20) with utensil entrance openings... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6375016 | Knife holder with safety lock A knife holder includes a knife holding block having a plurality of knife holding slots, each slot for receiving a knife therein. The knife holder also includes a knife locking mechanism that is movably engaged with the knife holding block. The knife hold... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371312 | Knife block A knife block provided with a blade guide having a clearance through which a blade part of knives is inserted to lead the blade part in a predetermined direction, a holder part to retain the knives engaging the grip part of the knives, a cover part surrou... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6318567 | Undercabinet culinary instrument rack A culinary instrument storage and access device that installs under a cabinet or a shelf. The rack is secured in stowed position by a snap-in latch, which is pulled to release. It is suspended from four swing down hinges installed under the cabinet, which... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6296210 | Hanger for graduated measuring devices A hanger for suspending a plurality of graduated measuring devices comprising a first section having an engaging member thereon from which the hanger is supported, an elongated member on which the measuring devices are suspended and a stop for limiting mo... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6082559 | Knife holder A utensil holder generally includes a case and a utensil-retaining rod assembly. The case presents a utensil-receiving opening, and the rod assembly includes a plurality of elongated, flexible rods. The rods are confined within the utensil-receiving openi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079108 | Knife holder A knife holder has a hollow casing, a positioning plate disposed in the hollow casing, and a base plate disposed on a bottom of the hollow casing. The base plate has a periphery recess. The positioning plate has a center hole, an oblong aperture, and a pl... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6058609 | Knife holder A knife holder includes two transparent plates, a plurality of partitioning blocks, a plurality of securing blocks, and a plurality of larger securing blocks. The partitioning blocks are spaced equi-distantly apart between the plates such that the plates ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5850784 | Kitchen caddy with cutting board A kitchen caddy that includes a main housing block formed of component parts in a manner to define a solid block having a series of grooves formed therein for stowing a variety of knives having blades of varying widths, and having connected to either side... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5775518 | Kitchen caddy This invention is directed to a kitchen caddy for compactly storing various kitchen aids such as knives, cooking implements such as serving spoons, spatulas, strainers, ladles and the like, and including a cutting board. The caddy includes a relatively si... | 07/07/1998 |
