Patent ID: 7631772
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A childproof knife support for supporting at least one knife provided with a blade, said knife support comprising: a frame having a hole extending therein for receiving the blade of the knife; a clamp mounted in the hole and having first and second adjacent jaws for clamping the blade inside the frame once the blade is introduced in the hole, the first jaw being mounted in a fixed manner in the hole and the second jaw being movably mounted with respect to the frame the second jaw being pivotally mounted on a pivot axis with respect to the frame and having an eccentric portion; a spring for urging the second jaw against the first jaw to prevent a movement of the blade away from the hole by clamping the blade; and a releasing mechanism preventing an action of the spring on the second jaw, thereby allowing said movement of the blade away from the hole.