Patent ID: 6902072
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A cooking utensil holder for storing cooking utensils having a working end and a handle end, comprising: a removable waste collection tray having four side walls that define a column like space above the four sidewalls, and a floor for collecting waste; a support structure for storing the cooking utensils in a substantially vertical position over the removable waste collection tray, the support structure comprising: an upper end and a lower end, with the lower end positioned above the floor and with both the upper end and the lower end positioned within the column like space defined by the four side walls of the removable waste collection tray; a waste collection tray holder for removably holding the removable waste collection tray, a perforated drainage grill positioned at the lower end of the support structure, above the walls of the removable waste collection tray within the column like space defined by the four side walls of the removable waste collection tray, at least a first utensil opening, a second utensil opening and a third utensil opening in the upper end of the support structure, each of the utensil openings having a pair of side members defining a length dimension between the pair of side members, and a front member and a rear member defining a width dimension between the front member and the rear member, the first utensil opening greater in width than the respective widths of the second and third utensil openings, the second utensil opening being a slot that is substantially narrower in width than both the first utensil opening and the third utensil opening, and the third utensil opening narrower in width than the first utensil opening, a vertical compartment for each of the utensil openings, each vertical compartment descending to the perforated drainage grill; and at least one cooking utensil support substantially centered in the vertical compartment for the third utensil opening, positioned closer to the perforated drainage grill than the third utensil opening and parallel to the pair of side members for the third utensil opening.