Patent ID: 6012584
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A45C,A47G

Abstract:
A knife containment box comprising, in combination:a housing with a rectangular configuration and a first height, the housing having a bottom face and a peripheral side wall integrally coupled to a periphery of the bottom face and extending upwardly therefrom to define an interior space and an open top with an upper peripheral edge, the peripheral side wall including a large front face, a large rear face and a pair of small side faces formed therebetween, the housing further including a pair of horizontal dividers mounted within the interior space between each of the faces of the peripheral side wall, the horizontal dividers including a lower divider mounted to the peripheral side wall a distance from the bottom face about 1/3 the first height and an upper divider recounted to the peripheral side wall a distance from the bottom face about 2/3 the first height for defining a pair of lower compartments and an upper compartment to which access is gained via the open top of the housing, the front face of the housing further including a pair of rectangular cut outs for affording access to the lower compartments;a pair of drawers slidably situated within the lower compartments via the cut outs, each drawer having a pair of laterally spaced, horizontally oriented handles each with an inverted L-shaped cross-section along a length thereof;a pair of knife holders mounted in parallel relationship within the upper compartment between the front face and rear face of the peripheral side wall of the housing, each knife holder including a rectangular strip with a plurality of differently sized rectangular cut outs formed therein, wherein knives may be removably situated between cut outs of the knife holders;a lid including a top face and a peripheral wall integrally coupled to a periphery of the top face and depending downwardly therefrom a second height about 1/3 the first height, the peripheral wall adapted for defining a lower peripheral edge which is hingably coupled to the upper peripheral edge of the housing, the lower peripheral edge of the lid further including a latch situated opposite the hinged coupling for selectively securing the lid in a closed orientation over the open top of the housing, wherein the lid has an inverted U-shaped handle mounted on the top face thereof for carrying purposes;a knife sharpener situated on a periphery of the top face of the lid, the knife sharpener including a rectangular metallic piece fixed within an recess formed in the top face of the lid, the metallic piece having a plurality of parallel grooves formed therein to slidably receive knives therein for sharpening purposes;a pair of pockets mounted on an underside of the top face of the lid, each pocket including a rectangular flexible piece of material with a width about 1/3 that of the lid, the pieces of material each having three edges coupled to one side of the lid such that the pieces of material define a pair of openings that face each other, each piece of material further secured to the underside of the top face of the lid along parallel lines for defining a plurality of sleeves, wherein interior surfaces of the pieces of material and lid are lined with felt for affording protection to knives removably situated within the sleeves;a pair of laterally spaced C-shaped clips mounted on the rear face of the peripheral side wall of the housing adjacent to the upper peripheral edge thereof, the clips being adapted for removably engaging a handle of a cheese knife; anda pastry bag support including a first pair of legs each having a lower end pivotally coupled to the top face of the lid, wherein upper ends of the first pair of legs converge to a point at which an upper end of a third leg is pivotally mounted, wherein a lower end of the third leg is removably mounted to the top face for defining a collapsible tripod for allowing a pastry bag to be supported thereon.