Patent ID: 7802688
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A47G,A47J

Abstract:
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.